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Kris Kristofferson was at his commercial peak as a recording artist at the time that Full Moon, his first duo album with Rita Coolidge, was released in September 1973. His single "Why Me" had topped the country charts two months earlier, and his album Jesus Was a Capricorn was about to do the same thing. And, only weeks before Full Moon's release, the couple had gotten married. All of that made for a terrific send-off for the record, which benefited the careers of both participants. Not surprisingly, it was an album of love songs. Despite Kristofferson's greater celebrity, the LP was made with Coolidge's strengths in mind. David Anderle, its producer, was her producer, and it was released on her record label, A&M. The songs were set in her key, with Kristofferson crooning along in an unusually high register. The tempos were mostly slow, emphasizing the dreamy quality of Coolidge's voice. And the songs were mostly covers, though there were two joint compositions by the couple, one old Kristofferson song ("From the Bottle to the Bottom," a Top 20 country hit for Billy Walker in 1969), and one new Kristofferson tune, the Caribbean-flavored "A Song I'd Like to Sing," which was released as the first single and became a Top 40 pop hit while also reaching the country and easy listening charts. With that, the album became a number one country hit. "From the Bottle to the Bottom" won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The album's second single, a cover of Tom Jans' "Loving Arms," also made the pop, country, and easy listening charts, and because it was released in the 1974 eligibility period for the Grammy Awards, it earned the couple a second nomination in the same category the following year.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - Larry Murray, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - Roger Nichols, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist - Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Joe White, ComposerLyricist - Donnie Fritts, ComposerLyricist - Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - David Anderle, Producer - Bobby Charles, ComposerLyricist - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Rich, ComposerLyricist - Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - Margaret Rich, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist - Hod Pharis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Bruton, ComposerLyricist - Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Jans, ComposerLyricist - Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Kris Kristofferson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer - Rita Coolidge, MainArtist
℗ 1973 A&M Records
Album review
Kris Kristofferson was at his commercial peak as a recording artist at the time that Full Moon, his first duo album with Rita Coolidge, was released in September 1973. His single "Why Me" had topped the country charts two months earlier, and his album Jesus Was a Capricorn was about to do the same thing. And, only weeks before Full Moon's release, the couple had gotten married. All of that made for a terrific send-off for the record, which benefited the careers of both participants. Not surprisingly, it was an album of love songs. Despite Kristofferson's greater celebrity, the LP was made with Coolidge's strengths in mind. David Anderle, its producer, was her producer, and it was released on her record label, A&M. The songs were set in her key, with Kristofferson crooning along in an unusually high register. The tempos were mostly slow, emphasizing the dreamy quality of Coolidge's voice. And the songs were mostly covers, though there were two joint compositions by the couple, one old Kristofferson song ("From the Bottle to the Bottom," a Top 20 country hit for Billy Walker in 1969), and one new Kristofferson tune, the Caribbean-flavored "A Song I'd Like to Sing," which was released as the first single and became a Top 40 pop hit while also reaching the country and easy listening charts. With that, the album became a number one country hit. "From the Bottle to the Bottom" won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The album's second single, a cover of Tom Jans' "Loving Arms," also made the pop, country, and easy listening charts, and because it was released in the 1974 eligibility period for the Grammy Awards, it earned the couple a second nomination in the same category the following year.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:13
- Main artists: Kris Kristofferson Rita Coolidge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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