1975 Kris & Rita – Breakaway
Breakaway is the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, released in 1974 on Monument Records. It is one of three duet albums by the couple. Unlike Kristofferson solo albums, it features several covers. “I’ve Got to Have You” and “I’d Rather Be Sorry” had both previously been hits for other artists; they appear here by Kristofferson for the first time.
Tracks
1 Lover Please (Billy Swan) 03:04
2 Sweet Susannah (Melba Montgomery) 03:17
3 Dakota (The Dancing Bear) (Larry Murray) 03:06
4 What’cha Gonna Do (Donnie Fritts; Jon Reid) 02:48
5 The Things I Might Have Been (Richard Sherman; Robert Sherman) 03:06
6 Slow Down (Kris Kristofferson) 03:05
7 Rain (Larry Gatlin) 03:41
8 Sweet Susannah (Gib Guilbeau) 02:32
9 I’ve Got To Have You (Kris Kristofferson) 03:30
10 I’d Rather Be Sorry (Kris Kristofferson) 03:08
11 Crippled Crow (Donna Weiss) 03:14
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Tommy Cogbill |
| Drums | Gene Chrisman |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Guitar | Chip Young |
| Guitar | Jerry Shook |
| Guitar | Jimmy Colvard |
| Guitar | John Christopher |
| Guitar | Ray Edenton |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Steel Guitar | Weldon Myrick |
| Keyboards | Bobby Wood |
| Keyboards | Mike Utley |
| Melodica | Charlie McCoy |
| Moog | Shane Keister |
| Organ | Bobby Emmons |
| Harmonica | Charlie McCoy |
| Horns | Charles Rose |
| Horns | Charlie McCoy |
| Horns | Don Sheffield |
| Horns | Harrison Calloway |
| Horns | Harvey Thompson |
| Horns | Ronald Eades |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Kris Kristofferson |
Other Musicians
1 Lover Please
| Background Vocals | Billy Swan |
3 Dakota (The Dancing Bear)
| Background Vocals | Billy Swan |
4 What’cha Gonna Do
| Background Vocals | Billy Swan |
6 Slow Down
| Background Vocals | Billy Swan |
7 Rain
| Background Vocals | Larry Gatlin |
Strings – Brenton Banks, Byron Bach, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin Chantry, Pam Sixfin, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf
Liner Notes
Producer – Fred Foster
Arranged By (Strings) – Bill Justis
Engineer – Chip Young
Mastered At – Customatrix
Recorded At Young ‘Un Sound, Murfreesboro
Phonographic Copyright Monument Record Corp
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