Islands in the Stream (song)

"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers's fifteenth studio album Eyes That See in the Dark. The Bee Gees released a live version in 1998 and a studio version in 2001.

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Islands in the Stream.

"Islands in the Stream"
Single by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
from the album Eyes That See in the Dark
B-side
ReleasedAugust 15, 1983
RecordedMay 1983
Studio
  • Middle Ear, Miami
  • Lion Share, Los Angeles
  • Ocean Way, Hollywood
GenreSoft rock
Length4:08
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Scarlet Fever"
(1983)		 "Islands in the Stream"
(1983)		 "This Woman"
(1984)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Potential New Boyfriend"
(1983)		 "Islands in the Stream"
(1983)		 "Save the Last Dance for Me"
(1984)

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, giving both Rogers and Parton their second pop number-one hit (after Rogers's "Lady" in 1980 and Parton's "9 to 5" in 1981). It also topped the Country and Adult Contemporary charts. In 2005 the song topped Country Music Television's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on a CMT special. As of May 2023, it has been triple certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for three million certified units.

Rogers and Parton went on to record a Christmas album together and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love".

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