| Twenty Years Ago | |
| Cover: | Kenny Rogers Twenty Years single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kenny Rogers |
| Album: | They Don't Make Them Like They Used To |
| B-Side: | The Heart of the Matter |
| Released: | January 5, 1987 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:44 |
| Label: | RCA Records |
| Producer: | Jay Graydon, Kenny Mims |
| Prev Title: | They Don't Make Them Like They Used To |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Make No Mistake, She's Mine |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Twenty Years Ago" is a song written by Dan Tyler, Wood Newton, Michael Noble and C. Michael Spriggs. It was recorded by Juice Newton for her 1983 album Dirty Looks. In 1986, the song was covered by Kenny Rogers and released in January 1987 as the second single from his album They Don't Make Them Like They Used To. Backup vocals were provided by Bill Champlin. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1]
In the song, the narrator talks about visiting the old town where he grew up in and mentions how much simpler and possibly better life was back then. He mentions the old movie house and the drug store where he worked and his childhood friend who died in Vietnam. The music video was shot in Clarksville, Tennessee largely on Franklin Street.
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . Record Research . 299.