Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
Kenny Rogers
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Laura, hold these hands and count my fingers Laura, touch these lips you once desired Lay your head upon my chest and hear my heartbeat Gently run your fingers through my hair Touch these ears that listened to your wishes Most of them, fulfilled and that's a lot Let your soft gentle hands caress my body And then tell me what he's got that I ain't got Tell me what he's got that I can't give you Must be something I was born without You took an awful chance to be with another man So tell me what he's got that I ain't got Laura, see these walls that I built for you Laura, see this carpet that I laid See those fancy curtains on the windows Touch those satin pillows on your bed Laura, count the dresses in your closet Note the name upon the checkbook in your bag And if there's time before I pull this trigger Then tell me what he's got that I ain't got Tell me what he's got that I can't give you Must be something I was born without You took an awful chance to be with another man So tell me what he's got that I ain't got Tell me what he's got that I ain't got Laura, what's he got that I ain't got?
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10 facts about this song
ArtistsThe song "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" was recorded by multiple artists, including Kenny Rogers, Leon Ashley, and Marty Robbins.
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Original PerformanceThe song was originally performed by the country singer Leon Ashley. Ashley's version was released in 1967 and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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Songwriters"Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" was co-written by Leon Ashley and his wife, Margie Singleton.
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Kenny Rogers's VersionKenny Rogers, a huge country-pop crossover artist of the 70s and 80s, covered the song in 1976 for his album "Kenny Rogers".
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Marty Robbins VersionMarty Robbins' version of "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" was included in his studio album "R.F.D." in 1964, three years before Ashley's version.
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Song ThemeThe song discusses a desperate man's attempts to understand why his love interest, Laura, is leaving him for another man.
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Chart PerformanceWhen Kenny Rogers covered the song, it didn't top the charts like Ashley's original did, but it did make it to number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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Unique AchievementWith "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", Leon Ashley became the first country artist to have a number one hit with a self-written song that he produced and published himself.
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Other Notable CoversBesides Rogers and Robbins, other artists like Frankie Laine, Brook Benton, and Claude François have also recorded their own versions of the song.
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Laura's PerspectiveInterestingly, Margie Singleton (co-writer of the song) also recorded a response song from Laura's perspective, titled "Laura (Do You Love Me)"; it talks about why she left her partner. The song didn't chart but it added a deeper dimension to the original song.
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