Surreal Thing
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Surreal Thing is the seventh solo album
by Kris Kristofferson
, released in 1976 on Monument Records
. "Killing Time" and "The Golden Idol" are re-recordings of songs that were originally released as a single in 1967.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
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 1976 on Monument Records
Monument Records
Monument Records was an American record label, Washington, D.C. named for the Washington Monument, founded in 1958, by Fred Foster and Buddy Deane . Buddy Deane soon left the company, and in the early 60's bought KOTN in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he retired to until his death...
. "Killing Time" and "The Golden Idol" are re-recordings of songs that were originally released as a single in 1967.
Track listing
All songs by Kris Kristofferson- "You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)" – 3:39
- "Killing Time" – 3:43
- "The Prisoner" – 4:25
- "Eddie the Eunuch" – 2:56
- "It's Never Gonna Be the Same Again" – 3:54
- "I Got a Life of My Own" – 3:34
- "The Stranger I Love" – 4:10
- "The Golden Idol" – 3:04
- "Bad Love Story" – 3:31
- "If You Don't Like Hank Williams" – 3:31
Personnel
- Kris Kristofferson - vocals, guitar, 12 string guitar
- Rita CoolidgeRita CoolidgeRita 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:...
- vocals - Gary Busey - vocals
- Clydie KingClydie KingClydie Crittendon is an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist....
- vocals - Billy SwanBilly SwanBilly Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs...
- bass, vocals - Jack Skinner - vocals
- Byron BerlineByron BerlineByron Berline is an American fiddle player.-Biography:Berline started playing the fiddle at age five and quickly developed a talent for it. In 1965, he recorded the album Pickin' and Fiddlin with the Dillards...
- vocals - Sammy CreasonSammy CreasonSammy Creason was an American session drummer who played with Tony Joe White, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan among others....
- drums - Jerry McGee - guitar, vocals
- Terry Paul - vocals
- Herb PedersenHerb PedersenHerb Pedersen is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different...
- vocals - Mike UtleyMike UtleyMichael Utley is a former American football player. He is known for being paralyzed during an NFL game.-NFL career:...
- synthesizer, vocals - Allan Wald - vocals
- Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
- bass - Sherlie MatthewsSherlie MatthewsSherlie Matthews is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a backing vocalist for Pop, R&B and Rock groups from the mid 1960s to the present time.-Early life:...
- vocals