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Sammi Smith singles chronology. " Help Me Make It Through The Night ". (1970) "I've Got to Have You". (1972) " Help Me Make It Through the Night " is a country ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album Help Me Make It Through the Night.
Help Me (Kris Kristofferson song) " Help Me " is a song written by Larry Gatlin. A country gospel song, the lyrics tell the story of a world-weary and tired man pleading for guidance and reassurance from God. Gatlin performed the song at the funerals of both June Carter and Johnny Cash and dedicates the song to them during every performance.
He also swept the Grammy Awards that year with numerous songs nominated, winning country song of the year for "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson's 1972 fourth album, Jesus Was a Capricorn , initially had slow sales, but the third single, " Why Me ", was a success and significantly increased album sales.
Recognition and awards. "Why Me" was Kristofferson's lone major country hit as a solo recording artist, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1973. [ 4] The song peaked only at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had at that time one of the longer runs (19 weeks) in the top 40 [ 1] and the most chart reversals (6 ...
The Academy of Country Music awarded the song Single of the Year and Song of the Year in 1980. It also became the Country Music Association 's Song of the Year in both 1980 and 1981. The song was ranked number 142 by Rolling Stone in its 2021 edition of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time [ 4 ] and number 4 on its list of the 100 greatest ...
Irving Berlin. " Blue Skies " is a popular song, written by Irving Berlin in 1926. "Blue Skies" is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a "bluebird of happiness" as a symbol of cheer: "Bluebirds singing a song/Nothing but bluebirds all day long." The sunny optimism of the lyrics are undercut by the minor key giving the words an ironic ...
In addition, "Help Me Make It Through the Night" also reached #1 on the RPM Country chart in Canada, as well as #4 on its Top Singles chart. For the song's success, Smith would later win the Country Music Association's "Single of the Year" award and the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1972.
It's a Funky Thing to Do. (1971) Help Me Make It Through the Night. (1972) We Got a Good Thing Going. (1972) Help Me Make It Through the Night is the twelfth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his first released on the Kudu label in 1972. [1]