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Kris Kristofferson Album: “Full Moon”
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Release Date:1973-09-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Country, Folk, Classic Rock
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:075021440319
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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, All Music Guide
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