They met in the Los Angeles Airport in November of 1970 whilst waiting for a flight to Tennesse. She, pretty much known as a backup singer, was going to Memphis, he, a singer/songwriter who was a much bigger persona on the music scene, was enroute to Nashville. In flight something must have happened. Something must have clicked. When they landed in Memphis, he departed the plane with her. I guess he must have continued on to Nashville in time for whatever he was going there for in the first place, because he was really making bank on his songs.
By 1973 they were married, and they released the first of their three duet albums. It’s not entirely clear which came first, the marriage or the recording, but they both happened in ’73.
They went to Los Angeles to make this record, and they used HER producer, David Anderle. He softened his gruff voice and became a blended harmony. She felt right at home and let ‘er rip. Many people say it is her album. He did it for her. I say it doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter because they are Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. The album is Full Moon, and if you would like to get in on the ground floor bidding just click the picture.
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