Saturday, December 5 2015 - Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert - The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y.

Latest post update: December 8, 2015

You may check out some more content on the official event website at this address:
imagine-john-lennon-75th-birthday-concert



Lee will be the bass player in the all-star house band at the Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert event happening at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 5. Other announced members in the lineup will be Greg Phillinganes (Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton) on keyboards, Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp) on drums, Felicia Collins and Sid McGinnis (Paul Shaffer CBS Orchestra) on guitars, along with keyboardist Boh Cooper, percussionist Taku Hirano, and backing vocalists Jory Steinberg and Trya Juliette.

Musical legends such as Peter Frampton, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler and John Fogerty will come together for the concert along with Spoon, Aloe Blacc, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Brandon Flowers (The Killers), JUANES, Pat Monahan (Train), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), The Roots and Chris Stapleton.

The concert will feature video appearances by Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. Actor Kevin Bacon has been selected as host.

The concert will be taped to air exclusively on AMC on Saturday, December 19 at 9 p.m. ET. A block of $99 tickets have been released and are available via Ticketmaster. A portion of proceeds from the concert will be donated to Robin Hood. Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, creates and funds over 200 of the most effective programs, to help 1.8 million New Yorkers learn and earn their way out of poverty.

For more info and tickets you may go to the following address:

www.ticketmaster.com

Sunday, January 26th, 2014 - Lee With Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Blake Shelton At The 56th Grammy Awards

Check out Lee playing with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton during rehearsals for the 56th Grammys on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles at the following link:

www.grammy.com

Be sure not to miss their forthcoming performance on music's Biggest Night: it will take place live on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Toodles…

“Toast to Freedom” - Song Tribute to Amnesty International’s 50th Anniversary

Three days ago, 0n May 2, Amnesty International released Toast To Freedom, a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by the following artists, including the late Levon Helm: Zachary Alford, Arno, Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, Jane Birkin, Bertha Blades, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Eric Burdon, Max Buskohl, Larry Campbell, Carl Carlton, Rosanne Cash, Christine & The Queens, David D'Or, Sussan Deyhim, Donald Fagen, Marianne Faithfull, Gentleman, Warren Haynes, Amy Helm, Matthew Houck, Emmanuel Jal, Essie Jain, Angelique Kidjo, Pascal Kravetz, Kris Kristofferson, Sonny Landreth, John Leventhal, Ewan McGregor, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Moses Mo, Shawn Mullins, Nacho Campillo, JP Nataf, Florent Pagny, Axelle Red, Jerry “Wizard” Seay, Wayne P. Sheehy, Carly Simon, Vida Simon, Sir Samuel, Christophe Willem, Teresa Williams.

Written by guitarist/producers Larry Campbell (Levon Helm Band, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello) and Carl Carlton (Robert Palmer, Eric Burdon, Keb Mo), Toast To Freedom is the brainchild of Carlton and longtime music industry executive, activist, and entrepreneur Jochen Wilms in collaboration with Art for Amnesty founder Bill Shipsey. The project celebrates Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary and was released to coincide with World Press Freedom Day.

Toast To Freedom is available for pre-order now on iTunes in many countries around the world and via online retailers worldwide starting Tuesday, May 8. Net proceeds will benefit Amnesty International. For more info please go to the official Toasttofreedom.org website.

To kick off the worldwide release of Toast To Freedom the Art for Amnesty Band featuring Lee, Kris Kristofferson, Jonny Lang, Shawn Mullins, Larry Campbell, Dean Parks and more, performed the song on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Thursday, May 3. Here's the line-up for the performance:

Kris Kristofferson - Vocal, Guitar
Larry Campbell - Vocal, Guitar
Teresa Williams - Vocal
Shawn Mullins - Vocal, Guitar
Jonny Lang - Vocal, Electric Guitar
Jeffrey Young - Vocal, Hammond B3
Lee Sklar - Bass
Justin Guip - Drums
Dean Parks - Guitar
Vida Simon - Background Vocal
Gaby Moreno - Background Vocal
Essie Jain - Background Vocal

Due to copyright reasons NBC will not make their web content available worldwide. You can try and see if the official NBC link for the Tonight Show broadcast of May 3 works for your location by clicking → here. If not, you may try with YouTube (see for instance the latest relevant link under the Some Links section of this blog, in the right hand column). Check this one out!

If you want to know more about Lee’s work with Kris Kristofferson you may click on the following links:

Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge

Sundance Film Festival 2011 - “Troubadours” Documentary - reviews & reports

Please check back from time to time for updates about online reviews/reports on Morgan Neville's documentary “Troubadours”. Links will be listed here.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117944413/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-troubadours-75737
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/sundance-review-troubadors-takes-james-taylor-and-carole-king-back-in-time
http://www.saltlakemagazine.com/blog/2011/01/sundance-review-troubadors/
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sundance-carole-king-sings-troubadors-main-street-24163
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/troubadours-documentary-carole-king-james-taylor.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/01/carole-king-sundance-film-festival-troubadours-documentary-concert.html

Sundance Film Festival 2011 - “Troubadours” Documentary

Morgan Neville’s documentary “Troubadours” will be premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, taking place from January 20 to January 30 in Park City, Utah. The film, scheduled for competition in the U.S. Documentary section of the festival, chronicles the history of the legendary West Hollywood venue, Doug Weston’s Troubadour club, focusing on the relationship between two of its principal mainstays, James Taylor and Carole King. Emblems of the singer-songwriter movement that emerged in full bloom at the end of the Sixties, Taylor and King performed together at the Troubadour right at the beginning of their solo careers. In 2007, they got reunited on that very same stage for a series of shows celebrating the 40-year anniversary of the club. The concerts spawned a critically acclaimed and commercially successful US tour, and a CD/DVD of the originating event (see the Carole King & James Taylor entry in the Blog Archive under 2010 June). Morgan Neville’s documentary seeks to recapture the cultural zeitgeist associated with Doug Weston’s club weaving together a combination of different material, from rare performances to archival footage and interviews. Besides Taylor and King, the film is populated by many other musicians who have been part of the Troubadour scene in its heyday and who now contribute their insights about that golden era of the singer-songwriter movement: from Jackson Browne to Kris Kristofferson to Elton John, to name but a few. The documentary features contributions by Lee, as well as Danny Kortchmar and Russ Kunkel, and establishment luminaries like producer Lou Adler and rock critic Robert Christgau. You can check out the screenings calendar, some info and a short interview video about “Troubadours” on the Sundance Film Festival 2001 webstite, or just click on the following link to be redirected.

http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/troubadours_sundance2011

Carole King & James Taylor ❏

Latest post update: December 2015. For individual Carole King and James Taylor entries you may click on the following links:

Carole King
James Taylor
James Taylor - Alternate Single Mixes And Edits

For the past January Sundance Film Festival screenings calendar of the “Troubadours” documentary you may click → here. ...And don't forget to take a look at the Scrapbook at the bottom of post!



Carole King / James Taylor - Live At The Troubadour
Hear Music HRM-32053 (2010) - US 2-disc CD/DVD package

1 - Blossom
2 - So Far Away
3 - Machine Gun Kelly*
4 - Carolina In My Mind*
5 - It’s Too Late*
6 - Smackwater Jack*
7 - Something In The Way She Moves*
8 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
9 - Country Road*
10 - Fire And Rain*
11 - Sweet Baby James*
12 - I Feel The Earth Move*
13 - You’ve Got A Friend*
14 - Up On The Roof*
15 - You Can Close Your Eyes

Notes: 1) DVD Video disc includes same song selection in same order as CD audio disc, plus some otherwise edited onstage dialogue and spoken introduction by Carole King and James Taylor. 2) DVD Video audio is both in Dolby Stereo and DTS 5.1 Surround. 3) CD/DVD package includes liner notes written by both James Taylor and Carole King. Please refer to CD cover for these.

Carole King - Vocals, Piano
James Taylor - Vocals, Guitar
Leland Sklar - Bass (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)*
Russell Kunkel - Drums (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar

Creative Producers: Carole King, James Taylor

Peter Asher - Audio Producer
Sam Feldman - Executive Producer
Lorna Guess - Executive Producer
Michael Gorfaine - Executive Producer

Nathaniel Kunkel - Recording & Mixing Engineer

Recording Location:
Recorded Live at The Troubadour, Los Angeles

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer
Sangwook “Sunny” Nam - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab Ojai, CA

Martyn Atkins - Video Director
James Pluta - Video Producer
William Bullen - Video Editor

Craig Anderson - DVD Authoring for Craigman Digital
David Dieckmann - DVD Authoring for Craigman Digital

Robert Smith - Executive Producer, Concord Music Group
Ellyn Kusmin - Coordinating Producer

Crew:
Ralph Perkins - Tour Production Manager
Meagan Strader - Tour Manager
David Morgan - Front of House Audio
Jonathan Prince - Stage and Guitar Technician
Mark Konrad - Piano Technician
Christian Walsh - Monitor Engineer
Curry Grant - Lighting
Jason DeBoer - Lighting Operator
Mike Olmstead - Production Assistant
Matt Rogers - Production Assistant
Brian Smith - Troubadour Club Manager

Carole King Management:
Lorna Guess, CK Productions
Executive Asst: Gina Terzino
Marketing Director Karen Macmillan
Asst. to Carole King: Kristine Adetosoye
Business Mgt: David Weise, Beth Sabbagh, David Weise & Associates
Booking Agent: Dan Weiner, Paradigm
Legal: Laurie Soriano, Jeff Leven, Davis, Shapiro, Lewit & Hayes
Audio Consultant: Rudy Guess

James Taylor Management:
Sam Feldman, Macklam Feldman Management
Michael Gorfaine, Gorfaine Schwartz Agency
Executive Assistants: Jane Muckle, Cathy Clark, Angela Ball, Pearl Evidente
Assistant to James Taylor: Ellyn Kusmin
Business Management: Stanley Lim, Joanne Garzilli, Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman LLP
Booking Agent: Rob Light, CAA, LLC
Legal: Andy Tavel, Dan Shulman, Tavel & Associates, PC
Jay Cooper, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Audio Consultant: Dave O’Donnell
Production Assistant: Nelliana Kuh

James O’Mara - Cover Photography, First Fold Photography, Second Fold Photography, Booklet Cover Photography, Booklet 6/7, 16/17 and 18/19 Photography
Rudy Guess - Back Cover Photography
Elissa Kline - Behind Disk Tray Photography, Booklet 8/9, 10 and 15/Kortchmar Photography
Sherry Rayn Barnett - Booklet 11 Photography
Lou Adler (courtesy of) - 2/3 Photography
Jim McCrary - Booklet 4 and 12 Photography
Robert Peterson - Booklet 5 and 13 Photography
Rob Shanahan - Booklet 14/Sklar and Kunkel Photography
Kevin Estrada - Back of Booklet Photography
Bill Flanagan - Booklet Essay
O’Mara & Ryan/James O’Mara, Kate Ryan - Package Design

“James Taylor plays Olson acoustic guitars, Seymour Duncan Custom Fender Telecaster, Fishman Aura and Line 6 Pro Effects”.

www.caroleking.com
www.jamestaylor.com
www.concordmusicgroup.com

Songwriters:
Carole King
James Taylor
Gerry Goffin
Danny Kortchmar
Toni Stern

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Carole King / James Taylor / Various Artists
Troubadours - The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter
Hear Music HRM-32078-00 (2011) - US 2-disc CD/DVD package

disc 1 - DVD

1 - “Troubadours” Documentary

disc 2 - Audio CD

1 - Sweet Baby James - James Taylor - “Sweet Baby James”
2 - Desperado - Linda Ronstadt - “Don’t Cry Now”
3 - Dixie Chicken - Little Feat - “Dixie Chicken”
4 - Take Me To The Pilot - Elton John - “Elton John”
5 - Ol’ ’55 - Tom Waits - “Closing Time”
6 - Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt - “Give It Up”
7 - Sail Away - Randy Newman - “Sail Away”
8 - Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Warren Zevon - “Warren Zevon”
9 - Why Me - Kris Kristofferson - “Jesus Was A Capricorn”
10 - It’s Too Late - Carole King - “Tapestry”

Notes: 1) This is the DVD of the Morgan Neville documentary “Troubadours”. 2) The documentary premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 2011. 3) The documentary chronicles the history of Doug Weston’s Troubadour club, focusing on the relationship between James Taylor and Carole King, and includes rare performances, archival footage, archival pictorial material and interviews both with and about King and Taylor, as well as many other musicians who have been part of the Troubadour scene during its heyday (see interview cast below). It features contributions by Lee, as well as other Section members Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel and Craig Doerge. 4) DVD Video audio is both in Dolby Stereo and DTS 5.1 Surround. 5) All of the tracks on the audio CD disc are previously released versions: the in-between-bracket titles in the above list indicate the original record albums these were taken from. 6) No credits are included for the audio CD tracks. 7) Closing titles of DVD feature play over a complete live performance of James Taylor’s song “Your Smiling Face” shot during the 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour, with James Taylor and Carole King accompanied by the full tour band. Lee is on bass and Russ Kunkel on drums. 8) For full artistic DVD credits please refer to original material. 9) Total duration of DVD is approx 91 mins.

Interview Cast (In Alphabetical Order)

Lou Adler
Peter Asher
Paul Body
Ursula Britton
Jackson Browne
Cheech & Chong
Robert Christgau
David Crosby
Chris Darrow
Rochard “Dickie” Davis
Henry Diltz
Craig Doerge
Robert Hilburn
Barney Hoskyns
Elton John
Carole King
Sherry Goffin Kondor
Danny Kortchmar
Kris Kristofferson
Russ Kunkel
Barry Mann
Steve Martin
Jim Maxwell
Roger McGuinn
Bonnie Raitt
Leland Sklar
John David Souther (as JD Souther)
Toni Stern
James Taylor
Cynthia Weil

Concord Music Group presents A Tremolo Production
Produced by Eddie Schmidt
Produced by Tremolo Productions for Syzygy Productions, LLC

Morgan Neville - Director
Sam Feldman - Executive Producer
Michael Gorfaine - Executive Producer
Lorna Guess - Executive Producer
Robert Smith - Executive Producer for Concord Music Group

Miranda Yousef - Editor
Nicola Marsh - Director of Photography
Arlene Nelson - Director of Photography

Jennifer Ellen Mohr - Production Manager
Craig Anderson for Craigman Digital - DVD Authoring
David Dieckmann for Craigman Digital - DVD Authoring

Scott Grossman - Illustrations
Larissa Collins - Package Design

““Troubadours” is an intimate look at the exciting moment when a generation of great artists were drawn together on Southern California. The famous West Hollywood club, The Troubadour, became the home for the rise of the singer-songwriter, a mecca that drew artists as prolific and influential as Carole King, James Taylor and others who shaped our musical DNA”.

www.concordmusicgroup.com

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Carole King & James Taylor - Scrapbook

Kris Kristofferson

Latest post update: December 2015. You may also be interested in the following posts:

Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
“Toast to Freedom” - Song Tribute to Amnesty International’s 50th Anniversary
Sunday, January 26th, 2014 - Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Blake Shelton At The 56th Grammy Awards



Kris Kristofferson - Spooky Lady’s Sideshow
Monument PZ 32914 (1974) - US LP

Side One

1 - Same Old Song*
2 - Broken Freedom Song*
3 - Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)*
4 - Star-Spangled Bummer (Whores Die Hard)*
5 - Lights Of Magdala*
6 - I May Smoke Too Much*

Side Two

7 - One For The Money*
8 - Late Again (Getting’ Over You)*
9 - Stairway To The Bottom*
10 - Rescue Mission*
11 - Smile At Me Again*
12 - Rock And Roll Time*

Notes: 1) Original cover art includes snippets of made-up album reviews by fake rock critics. Please refer to original album cover for these. 2) Each song lyric on inner sleeve is preceded by quoted citations. Please refer to inner sleeve for these.

Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 5-String Guitar, 11-String Guitar, Background Singer
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)*
Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Jerry McGee - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Sitar, Harmonica, Dobro, Background Singer
Mike Utley - All keyboards, Background Singer
Jim Horn - Saxophones
Jack Kelson - Saxophone (as Jackie Kelso)
Chuck Findley - Trombone
Dick “Slyde” Hyde (as Dick Hyde) - Tuba, Trombone
Bobbye Hall Porter - Percussion (as Bobbye Hall)
Bob Neuwirth - Singer (as Bobby Neuwirth)
Rita Coolidge - Background Singer
Herb Pedersen - Background Singer
Larry Murray - Background Singer
John Beland - Background Singer
Terry Paul - Background Singer
Delbert McClinton - Background Singer (as Delbert)
Glenn - Background Singer
Stephen Bruton - Background Singer
The Moan-Tones - Background Singers
Bobby Neuwirth - Vocal

Produced by David Anderle

John Haeny - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer (Sound Labs)
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Reed Stanley - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Brian Dall’Armi - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
David Anderle - Re-mix Engineer

Recording Studios:
Sunset Sound
Sound Labs

Re-mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Mastering Lab

Bob Jenkins - Photography
Jimmy Wachtel - Album & Poster Design
Amanda Flick - Poster Illustrations
Kris K. and Bob J. - Cover Concept

“Album & Poster Design - Jimmy Wachtel with excellent poster illustrations by one Amanda Flick // Cover Concept - Kris K. and Bob J. (The mid-nite, last minute, create it or compromise one more time duo)”.

“Thank you Brian Dall’Armi for showing and telling so much in the control booth”.

“Special Thanks To // Mike Utley, Sammy Creason, Jerry McGee, Lee Sklar, and David Anderle. I thought they were humoring me till I found out they were all patients as well // Donnie Fritts, for spiritual guidance // Fred Foster, for letting it happen!”.

Songwriters:
Kris Kristofferson
Stephen Bruton
Seymour Cassell
Roger McGuinn
Larry Murray
Bob Neuwirth

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Kris Kristofferson - Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame
Monument PZ 33379 (1975) - US LP

Side One

1 - The Year 2000 Minus 25*
2 - If It’s All The Same To You*
3 - Easy, Come On*
4 - Stallion*
5 - Rocket To Stardom*

Side Two

6 - Stranger*
7 - Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame*
8 - Don’t Cuss The Fiddle*
9 - Silver (The Hunger)*

Note: Above picture and following credits were taken from UK pressing on Monument MNT 69158.

Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 12 String Guitar, 6 String Guitar
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)*
Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Jerry McGee - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro
Fred Tackett - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Mike Utley - Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Bobbye Hall Porter (as Bobbye Hall) - Percussion, Congas
Nick DeCaro - Accordion (as Nick De Caro)
Clydie King - Background Singer
Venetta Fields - Background Singer
Rita Coolidge - Background Singer
Billy Swan - Background Singer
Terry Paul - Background Singer
Herb Pedersen - Background Singer
Mentor Williams - Background Singer
The ‘Rocket To Stardom’ Chorus: Billy, Terry, Herb, Donnie Fritts, Mike Utley, Warren Oates

Produced by David Anderle

John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer
Wayne Daily - Recording Engineer
David Anderle - Mixing Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, L.A.

Songwriters:
Kris Kristofferson
Roger McGuinn
Bob Neuwirth (as Bobby Neuwirth)

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US catalog #: the web



Kris Kristofferson - Surreal Thing
Monument PZ 34254 (1976) - US LP

Side One

1 - You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine)*
2 - Killing Time*
3 - The Prisoner*
4 - Eddie The Eunuch*
5 - It’s Never Gonna Be The Same Again*

Side Two

6 - I Got A Life Of My Own*
7 - The Stranger I Love*
8 - The Golden Idol*
9 - Bad Love Story*
10 - If You Don’t Like Hank Williams*

Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 12 String Guitar
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Jerry McGee - Guitars, Singer
Mike Utley - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Singer
Clydie King - Singer
Rita Coolidge - Singer
Sherlie Matthews - Singer
Byron Berline - Singer
Jack Skinner - Singer
Allen Wald - Singer
Terry Paul - Singer
Billy Swan - Singer
Herb Pedersen - Singer
Gary Busey - Singer

Produced by David Anderle

Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer, Re-Mix Engineer (6)
John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Jim Isaacson - Recording Engineer
Marty Lewis - Recording Engineer, Re-Mix Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Mastering Studio:
Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Management; Bert Block

John Shannon - Front and Back Cover Photograph
Gribbitt - Design
Ellen Vogt - Production Assistant

“When Billy Blake asked Lazarus how come he lay down on his left side and his right side so long and eat dung, he (Lazarus) said, “The desire to raise man’s perception to the infinite,” or some such. // Like Joh Prine says, the Lord works in mysterious ways. // I say thanks to David Kent, and Marty for the mood and the mix, and to Mike, Sammy, Jerry, Lee, Gary, Terry, Billy, Sherlie, Rita, Clydie, Byron, Allen, Jack for the music, and to Teddy Jack Eddie and the mayor for helping me learn to fall in slow motion and make my own salad. // Yours in sport, Casi Demento”.

Songwriter:
Kris Kristofferson

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Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

Latest post update: December 2015. You may also be interested in the following posts:

Kris Kristofferson
Rita Coolidge
“Toast to Freedom” - Song Tribute to Amnesty International’s 50th Anniversary



Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - Full Moon
A&M SP-4403 (1973) - US LP

Side One

1 - Hard To Be Friends
2 - It’s All Over (All Over Again)
3 - I Never Had It So Good
4 - From The Bottle To The Bottom
5 - Take Time To Love
6 - Tennessee Blues

Side Two

7 - Part Of Your Life
8 - I’m Down (But I Keep Fallin’)
9 - I Heard The Bluebirds Sing
10 - After The Fact
11 - Loving Arms
12 - A Song I’d Like To Sing

Note: Album does not come with track-by-track musician credits. Album sleeve only lists musicians names. Following attributions are therefore presumptive and based on these musicians’ work with Mr. Kristofferson and/or their previous professional history.

Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Rita Coolidge - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass
Sammy Creason - Drums
Jerry McGee - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
David Bromberg - Guitar
Stephen Bruton - Guitar, Background Vocals
Randy Scruggs - Guitar
Josh Graves - Dobro
Mike Utley - Keyboards
Booker T. Jones - Keyboards
Nick DeCaro - Accordion
Vassar Clements - Fiddle
Bobbye Hall Porter (as Bobbye Hall) - Percussion, Congas
Donnie Fritts - Background Vocals
Terry Paul - Background Vocals
David Smith
Gary Scruggs
Herb Alpert
The Campbell-Kurban String Section - Strings

Produced By David Anderle

Campbell-Kurban - String Arrangements

John Haeny - Recording Engineer
David Anderle - Mixing Engineer
Rick Tarantini - Assistant Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab

Roland Young - Art Direction
Paula Bard - Album Design
Bob Jenkins - All Photos

“Thank you Monument Records, and especially Fred Foster”.

Songwriters:
Rita Coolidge
Kris Kristofferson
Stephen Bruton
Bobby Charles
Donnie Fritts
Tom Jans
Larry Murray
Roger Nichols
Hod Pharis
Allan Rich
Margaret Ann Rich
Tony Joe White
Paul Williams

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Rita Coolidge

Latest post update: December 2015. You may also be interested in the following posts:

Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Kris Kristofferson



Rita Coolidge - The Lady’s Not For Sale
A&M SP-4370 (1972) - US LP

Side One

1 - My Crew
2 - Fever
3 - Bird On The Wire*
4 - I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight*
5 - A Woman Left Lonely

Side Two

6 - Whiskey Whiskey*
7 - Everybody Loves A Winner
8 - Donut Man
9 - Inside Of Me
10 - The Lady’s Not For Sale*

Rita Coolidge - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (3, 4, 6, 10)*

As The Dixie Flyers:
Tommy McClure - Bass
Sammy Creason - Drums
Charlie Freeman - Guitar
Marc Benno - Guitar (also as solo player)
Al Perkins, Jr. - Pedal Steel Guitar (also as solo player), Rhythm Guitar (as solo player) National Slide Guitar (as solo player)
“Sneaky” Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar (as Sneeky Pete)
Mike Utley - Keyboards (also as solo player)

Carl Radle - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums (3, 4, 6, 10), Percussion
Jim Keltner - Drums
Jerry McGee - Acoustic Guitar
Bernie Leadon - Guitar
Al Kooper - Lead Guitar
Booker T. Jones - Flute, Background Vocal
John Sebastian - Harmonica
Priscilla Jones - Background Vocals
Donna Weiss - Background Vocal
Venetta Fields - Background Vocals
Sherlie Matthews - Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters - Background Vocals (as Maxine Willard)
Kris Kristofferson - Background Vocal

Produced by David Anderle, A Willow Production

Marc Benno - Arrangements (8, 9)
Kris Kristofferson - Arrangement (6)

Glyn Johns - Recording Engineer
John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Richie Moore - Recording Engineer
David Anderle - Re-mix Engineer

Recording Studios:
Wally Heiders, Los Angeles
Sunset Sound, Los Angeles

Bob Jenkins - Front & Back Cover Photography
Terry Paul - Inside Photograph
Roland Young - Art Direction
Chuck Beeson - Album Design

“The producer of this album would especially like to thank Marc Benno and Kris Kristofferson for their inspiration”.

Songwriters:
William Bell
Irvin Benno
Marc Benno
Eddie Cooley
Priscilla Jones (as Priscilla)
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Johnny Davenport
Tom Ghent
Booker T. Jones
Kris Kristofferson
Spooner Oldham
Dan Penn
Carol Pugh
Mike Utley

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Rita Coolidge - Fall Into Spring
A&M SP-3627 (1974) - US LP

Side One

1 - Love Has No Pride*
2 - That’s What Friends Are For*
3 - Cowboys And Indians*
4 - Hold An Old Friend’s Hand*
5 - We Had It All*
6 - Mama Lou*

Side Two

7 - Heaven’s Dream*
8 - Desperados Waiting For The Train*
9 - A Nickel For The Fiddler*
10 - The Burden Of Freedom*
11 - Now Your Baby Is A Lady*
12 - I Feel Like Going Home*

Rita Coolidge - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)*
Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Dean Parks - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro
Jerry McGee - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Harmonica
Al Perkins, Jr. - Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Utley - Keyboards
Booker T. Jones - Piano, Singer
Nick DeCaro - Accordion (as Nick De Caro)
Milt Holland - Vibes & Marimbas
‘Gib’ Guilbeau - Fiddle
Herb Pedersen - Banjo
Geoffrey Levin - Dobro & Energy Bow
Bobbye Hall Porter - Percussion (as Bobbye Hall)
Jennifer Warren - Singer
Brooks Hunnicutt - Singer
Rita Jean Bodine - Singer
Linda Dillard - Singer
Kenny Edwards - Singer (as Ken Edwards)
Andrew Gold - Singer
Donna Weiss - Singer
Priscilla Jones - Singer

Produced by David Anderle

David Campbell - Orchestral Arrangements, courtesy Attaboy Productions

John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Ric Tarantini - Recording Engineer
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer, Assistant Remix Engineer
Brian Dall’armi - Recording Engineer, Assistant Remix Engineer
David Anderle - Remix Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Mastering Lab

Roland Young - Art Direction
Chuck Beeson - Album Design
Gina Fiore - Photography

“Security Supplied by Ken Haydon”.

“Thank you Jennifer”.

“Thank you Ellen, as usual”.

Songwriters:
Marc Benno
Bobby Charles
Guy Clark
Jackie DeShannon (as Jackie De Shannon)
Donnie Fritts (as Donni Fritts)
Eric Kaz
Kris Kristofferson
Larry Murray
Charlie Rich
Troy Seals
Libby Titus
Donna Weiss
Paul Williams

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Rita Coolidge - It’s Only Love
A&M SP-4531 (1975) - US LP

Side One

1 - Born To Love Me*
2 - I Wanted It All*
3 - Keep The Candle Burning*
4 - Don’t Let Love Pass You By*
5 - It’s Only Love*

Side Two

6 - Star*
7 - Late Again*
8 - My Rock And Roll Man*
9 - Mean To Me
10 - Am I Blue

Rita Coolidge - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)*
Chuck Domanico - Bass
Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Colin Bailey - Drums
Jerry McGee - Guitar
Dean Parks - Guitar
Fred Tackett - Guitars
Al Perkins, Jr. - Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Utley - Keyboards
Barbara Carroll - Piano
Booker T. Jones - Organ
Bobbye Hall Porter - Percussion (as Bobbye Hall)
Venetta Fields - Singer
Clydie King - Singer
Sherlie Matthews - Singer
Brooks Hunnicutt - Singer
Jennifer Warnes - Singer
Petsye Powell - Singer

Produced by David Anderle

David Campbell - Orchestral Arrangements
Jim Horn - Horn Arrangements (3)

John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer
Marty Lewis - Re-mix Engineer

Recording & Mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Roland Young - Art Direction
Junie Osaki - Design
Bob Jenkins - Photography

Artist Management: Bert Block Management

Songwriters:
Fred Ahlert
Harry Akst
John Bettis
Grant Clarke
Jackie DeShannon
Donnie Fritts
Benny Gallagher
Eddie Hinton
Kris Kristofferson
Graham Lyle
Bob Morrison
Troy Seals
Eddie Setser
Roy Turk
Donna Weiss
Mentor Williams

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Rita Coolidge - Anytime… Anywhere
A&M SP-4616 (1977) - US LP

Side One

1 - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher*
2 - The Way You Do The Things You Do*
3 - We’re All Alone*
4 - I Feel The Burden (Being Lifted Off My Shoulders)*
5 - I Don’t Want To Talk About It*

Side Two

6 - Words*
7 - Good Times*
8 - Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame*
9 - Southern Lady*
10 - The Hungry Years*

Note: According to various web sources, album was subsequently reissued with the title “We’re All Alone”, apparently on Hallmark.

Rita Coolidge - Vocals, Back-Up Vocal, Harmony Vocal
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
Mike Baird - Drums (1, 2, 3, 6, 7)
Sammy Creason - Drums (4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Jerry McGee - Electric Guitars, Electric Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar
Dean Parks - Electric Guitars, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar
Al Perkins - Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Utley - Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Piano, Organ
Booker T. Jones - Organ, Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Back-Up Vocals, Harmony Vocal
Gayle Levant - Harp
Bobbye Hall Porter (as Bobbye Hall) - Tambourine (4, 9), Congas (4, 9)
Kim Carnes - Back-Up Vocals
Daniel Timms - Back-Up Vocals
Clydie King - Back-Up Vocals
Venetta Fields - Back-Up Vocals
Sherlie Matthews - Back-Up Vocals

Produced by David Anderle

Booker T. Jones - Track Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 6, 7), String Arrangements (1, 3, 6)
Nick DeCaro - String Arrangement (5)
Dean Parks - String Arrangement (10), Horn Arrangement (10)

Marty Lewis - Recording Engineer
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Warren Dewey - Recording Engineer

Recording Studios:
Sunset Sound Studios
A&M Recording Studios
Studio 55

Mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios

Mike Reese - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab

Roland Young - Art Direction
Chuck Beeson - Album Design
Dick Zimmerman - Photographs
Ellen Vogt - Production Assistant

“Thank you Jerry Moss. Your concern for what is right causes us to do our best/your knowledge of what is best inspires us to do what is right”.

Songwriters:
Glen Clark
Sam Cooke
Billy Davis
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Howard Greenfield
Michael Hazlewood
Gary Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Raynard Miner
William Robinson, Jr. (as William ‘Smokey’ Robinson)
Robert Rogers
Boz Scaggs
Neil Sedaka
Paul Smith
Danny Whitten

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