To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album)

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Released January 1981 Release date January 1981 Label Monument Records		Artist Kris Kristofferson Producer Norbert Putnam Genre Country music

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To the Bone is the tenth solo album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1981, his last for Monument Records. It is his first album after his divorce from Rita Coolidge, and many of its songs deal with relationship decline. "Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore" became a minor hit.

Closer to the bone

Track listing

All songs by Kristofferson except as noted

"Magdalene" – 3:42
"Star-Crossed" – 3:29
"Blessing in Disguise" – 3:26
"Devil to Pay" (Merle Travis, Leon Rusk) – 3:23
"Daddy's Song" – 5:03
"Snakebit" – 3:32
"Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore" (Kristofferson, Billy Swan) – 3:08
"Maybe You Heard" – 2:59
"Last Time" – 4:13
"I'll Take Any Chance I Can With You" (Kristofferson, Guy Clark) – 3:29

Personnel

Kris Kristofferson - vocals, guitar

Donnie Fritts - keyboards

Glen Clark - keyboards, backing vocals

Billy Swan - guitar, backing vocals

Stephen Bruton - guitar, backing vocals

Tommy McClure - bass

David Briggs - keyboards

Steve Gibson - guitar

Sammy Creason - drums

Production

Produced by Norbert Putnam

Engineered by Gene Eichelberger

Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

Additional recording at the Bennett House, Franklin, TN and Quadrafonic Studio, Nashville, TN

Photography by Henry Diltz

Design by Bill Johnson

Special thanks to Fred Foster

Songs

1Magdalene3:42
2Star-Crossed3:29
3Blessing in Disguise3:26

References

To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album) Wikipedia

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