Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform “Islands in the Stream.” Written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, “Islands in the Stream” was released in 1983 as the lead single from Kenny Rogers’ album Eyes That See in the Dark. The song was not originally conceived as a country duet and went through multiple iterations before ultimately pairing Rogers and Parton on record. The track spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Hot Country Songs chart, making it