Full Moon (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge album)

Full Moon
Studio album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Released	September 1973
Genre	Country
Length	41:51
Label	A&M
Producer	David Anderle
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)Jesus Was a Capricorn1972 Full Moon (1973) Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974)Spooky Lady's Sideshow1974
Rita Coolidge chronology
The Lady’s Not For Sale (1972) The Lady’s Not For Sale1972 Full Moon (1973) Full Moon1973 Fall Into Spring (1974) Fall Into Spring1974

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Full Moon is a duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, released in September 1973 on A&M Records. It is the first of three duet albums by the couple, who married weeks before the album's release, and arguably^[2] the best. Unlike Kristofferson solo albums, it features several covers.

The album was only ever reissued once, on CD in Japan,^[3] until an expanded edition was released by Real Gone Music on June 2, 2017. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Hard to Be Friends" (Larry Murray) – 3:25
2. "It's All Over (All Over Again)" (Coolidge, Kristofferson) – 2:45
3. "I Never Had It So Good" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 4:08
4. "From the Bottle to the Bottom" (Kristofferson) – 4:06
5. "Take Time to Love" (Donnie Fritts, Tony Joe White) – 2:55
6. "Tennessee Blues" (Bobby Charles) – 5:20
7. "Part of Your Life" (Allan Rich, Margaret Ann Rich) – 3:09
8. "I'm Down (But I Keep Falling)" (Coolidge, Kristofferson) – 3:08
9. "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing" (Hod Pharis) – 2:48
10. "After the Fact" (Stephen Bruton) – 5:05
11. "Loving Arms" (Tom Jans) – 3:50
12. "Song I'd Like to Sing" (Kristofferson) – 4:00

Personnel

• Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge – all vocals
• Michael Utley – keyboards
• Sammy Creason – drums
• Donnie Fritts – keyboards
• Stephen Bruton – guitar
• Terry Paul – bass
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Jerry McGee – guitar, harmonica
• Bobbye Hall – percussion
• David Bromberg – guitar
• Nick DeCaro – accordion
• David Smith – musician
• Gary Scruggs – bass guitar, harmonica
• Randy Scruggs – guitar
• Vassar Clements – fiddle
• Josh Graves – dobro
• Booker T. Jones – keyboards, oboe(?)
• Herb Alpert – trumpet
• Strings arranged by Campbell-Kurban & performed by the Campbell-Kurban String Section

Production

• Produced by David Anderle
• Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California
• Recording engineer: John Haeny
• Mixing engineer: David Anderle
• Mixing assistant: Rick Tarantini
• Mastered at Mastering Lab, by Doug Sax
• Art direction by Roland Young
• Album design by Paula Bard
• All photos by Bob Jenkins

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