Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it "isn't a perfect record, but it's a sincere one."[1]
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1. | "Water & Bridges" | Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman | 4:09 |
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2. | "Someone Is Me" | Josh Kear, Joe Doyle | 3:30 |
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3. | "Someone Somewhere Tonight" | Davis Raines, Walt Wilkins | 5:18 |
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4. | "I Can't Unlove You" | Wade Kirby, Will Robinson | 3:24 |
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5. | "Calling Me" (duet with Don Henley) | Wiseman, Annie Roboff | 3:59 |
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6. | "Half a Man" | Anthony Smith | 3:18 |
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7. | "I Can Feel You Drifting" | Billy Kirsch, Bat McGrath | 3:51 |
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8. | "The Last Ten Years (Superman)" | Tommy Conners, D. Vincent Williams | 3:42 |
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9. | "You'll Know Love" | Marc Beeson, Don Pfrimmer, Mike Reid | 4:13 |
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10. | "My Petition" | Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby, Bryan Simpson | 4:12 |
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11. | "One Life" | Beeson, Tim Johnson | 3:44 |
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- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (1-6, 8-11)
- Charlie Judge – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8), synthesizers (7)
- Jim Hoke – accordion (5)
- Warren Hartman – synthesizers (7)
- Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (7)
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8-11)
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (2, 7)
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 7, 8)
- Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin (2), bouzouki (4), fiddle (4, 8), cello (7), viola (7), violin (7), string arrangements and composing (7)
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar (1-10)
- Bruce Bouton – dobro (8), steel guitar (11)
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2, 4, 7, 8)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Shannon Forrest – drums (2, 4, 7, 8)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements and conductor (1, 11)
- The London Session Orchestra – strings (1, 11)
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals (1, 2, 4–8, 10, 11)
- Russell Terrell – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Sarah Buxton – backing vocals (3)
- Don Henley – lead vocals (5)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (9)
- Producer – Dann Huff
- Production Coordination – Mike "Frog" Griffith
- A&R Coordination – Darrell Griffith
- Recorded by Jeff Balding, Jed Hackett, Mark Hagen and Justin Niebank.
- Assistant Recording by Drew Bollman, Steve Crowder, Travis Daniels, Allen Ditto, Greg Lawrence and David Robinson.
- Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Emerald Entertainment and Cartee Day Studios (Nashville, TN); Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA).
- Strings on Tracks 1 & 11 recorded by Steve Churchyard at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA), assisted by Aaron Walk.
- Don Henley's vocal recorded by Mark Hagen at Patchwerk Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA).
- Digital Editing – Chris Rowe
- ProTools Engineer – Andy Ackland
- Mixed by Justin Niebank at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN); assisted by Drew Bollman and Melissa Mattey.
- Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
- Art Direction – Joanna Carter
- Design – Joe Rogers
- Art Production – Denise Arguijo and Michelle Hall
- Digital Imaging – Colourworks
- Photography – Melanie Dunea