Spooky Lady's Sideshow is the fifth solo album

Album

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 by Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...

, released in 1974 on Monument Records

Monument Records

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. It was preceded and followed by duet albums with his wife, Rita Coolidge

Rita Coolidge

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. It was recorded shortly after Kristofferson's appearance in the movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson. Co-star Bob Dylan composed multiple songs for the movie's score and the album Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid was released the same year.The film was noted for...

. The album mostly consists of songs about decline due to alcohol and drug abuse. That theme of decline proved to be (unintentionally) prophetic as this was Kristofferson's first album that failed to see commercial success on a large scale.

Track listing

All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as noted

1. "Same Old Song" – 3:15
2. "Broken Freedom Song" – 5:22
3. "Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)" – 3:38
4. "Star-Spangled Bummer (Whores Die Hard)" – 3:35
5. "Lights of Magdala" (Larry Murray
   Larry Murray
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   ) – 3:40
6. "I May Smoke Too Much" – 3:07
7. "One for the Money" – 3:03
8. "Late Again (Gettin' over You)" – 3:33
9. "Stairway to the Bottom" – 3:26
10. "Rescue Mission" (Kristofferson, Roger McGuinn
    Roger McGuinn
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    , Bob Neuwirth
    Bob Neuwirth
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    , Saymour Cassell) – 5:21
11. "Smile at Me Again" (Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton
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    ) – 3:32
12. "Rock and Roll Time" (Kristofferson, McGuinn, Neuwirth) – 4:53

Personnel

• Kris Kristofferson - guitar, vocals
• Jerry McGee - guitar, sitar, harmonica
• Leland Sklar
  Leland Sklar
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   - bass
• Michael Utley
  Michael Utley
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   - keyboards
• Sammy Creason
  Sammy Creason
  Sammy Creason was an American session drummer who played with Tony Joe White, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan among others....
  
   - drums
• Bobbye Hall
  Bobbye Hall
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   - percussion
• Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn
  Jim Horn
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   - saxophone
• Chuck Findley
  Chuck Findley
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  , Dick Hyde - trombone
• Herb Pederson, Jerry McGee, John Beland, Larry Murray
  Larry Murray
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  , Michael Utley, Rita Coolidge
  Rita Coolidge
  Rita Coolidge is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary and Jazz charts.-Career:...
  
  , Terry Paul - background vocals