Easter Island (album)

Easter Island
Studio album by Kris Kristofferson
Released	February 1978
Genre	Country
Label	Monument
Producer	David Anderle
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Songs of Kristofferson (1977) Easter Island (1978) Natural Act (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable) [2]

Easter Island is the eighth solo album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1978 on Monument Records.

Track listing

All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as noted

1. "Risky Bizness" (Stephen Bruton, Kristofferson, Michael Utley) – 2:35
2. "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (Bruton, Kristofferson, Utley) – 3:20
3. "Forever in Your Love" (Bruton, Kristofferson, Utley) – 3:16
4. "Sabre and the Rose" – 5:16
5. "Spooky Lady's Revenge" – 3:50
6. "Easter Island" (Kristofferson, Utley) – 3:43
7. "The Bigger the Fool, the Harder the Fall" (Bruton, Kristofferson, Utley) – 3:34
8. "Lay Me Down (And Love the World Away)" (Bruton, Kristofferson, Utley) – 2:53
9. "Fighter" – 3:42
10. "Living Legend" – 4:36

Personnel

• Kris Kristofferson - guitar, vocals
• Michael Utley - keyboards & synthesizer
• Stephen Bruton & Jerry McGee - guitars, mandolins
• Sammy Creason - drums
• Donnie Fritts - keyboards
• Dennis Belfield - bass
• Michael Utley, Stephen Bruton, Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Terry Paul, Rita Coolidge - background vocals

Production

• Produced by David Anderle for Monument Records
• Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California
• Recorded and mixed by Kent Nebergall, assisted by Peggy McCreary
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab
• Production assistant: Ellen Vogt
• Cover design: John Berg
• Cover photo: Francesco Scavullo
• Back cover photo: Luis Villota
• Cloud photo: John Berg

Liner Notes

"I'm proud of this one. Special thanks to Stephen Bruton and Mike Utley for their time and imagination (we wrote six of the songs together and worked out all of this music) and to the rest of the band—Billy Swan, Terry Paul, Sammy Creason, Donnie Fritts, Jerry McGee, and Dennis Belfield—for playing and singing so pretty. Also to David and Kent and Peggy in the studio. I think we're getting there, boys. (Get ready to beam us up, Scotty) Signed, Your Captain."

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