Full Moon (Kris Kristofferson 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) Full Moon (1973) Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974) Rita Coolidge chronology The Lady’s Not For Sale (1972) Full Moon (1973) Fall Into Spring (1974)

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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^[2] the album's release, and arguably^[3] the best. Unlike Kristofferson solo albums, it features several covers.

The album was only released on CD in Japan.^[4] It is not available digitally.

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 -
• David Smith -
• Gary Scruggs -
• 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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