Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - Kris & Rita – Breakaway Vinyl LP Record

This listing is for Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - Kris & Rita – Breakaway Vinyl LP Record Album PZ-33278.

Label: Monument – PZ 33278

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1974

Genre: Folk, World, & Country

Style: Folk  

Condition:   Jacket:    Very Good          Vinyl:   Very Good

Tracklist:

A1 Lover Please 3:03

A2 We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds 3:17

A3 Dakota (The Dancing Bear) 3:05

A4 What'cha Gonna Do 2:48

A5 The Things I Might Have Been 3:05

A6 Slow Down 3:03

B1 Rain 3:40

B2 Sweet Susannah 2:32

B3 I've Got To Have You 3:27

B4 I'd Rather Be Sorry 3:07

B5 Crippled Crow 3:13

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. The couple’s first album, Full Moon, had been a chart topping success, going gold and receiving a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the track "From the Bottle to the Bottom.” However, Kristofferson’s commercial stock had dropped with 1974’s Spooky Lady Sideshow, and Breakaway would not be as successful as the pair’s debut LP, making the country Top 5 but just scraping the bottom of the Billboard Top 100. A&M and Monument agreed to take turns releasing the duo’s LPs, and since it was Monument’s turn, longtime Kristofferson producer Fred Foster was back at the helm, but, as with Full Moon, the emphasis was on an easy listening MOR sound aimed mainly at Rita’s lustrous vocal prowess. Although it was not the hit Full Moon had been, AllMusic’s William Rulhmann opines, “In any case, the album was a worthy successor to Full Moon. The Kristofferson/Coolidge albums were very different from each artist's solo albums, though somewhat closer to Coolidge's because they consisted largely of cover songs and the keys were set to her voice, with Kristofferson singing at the upper edge of his narrow range. This forced him to work harder and sing more, which made him a better vocalist than he usually was on his own albums.”

As on their first LP together, breakaway is mostly populated by covers, as well as a pair of Kristofferson compositions that had been hits for other artists: "I’d Rather Be Sorry,” which was a hit for Ray Price in 1971; and “I’ve Got to Have You,” which charted for Sammi Smith in 1972. The couple also recorded the classic George Jones-Melba Montgomery duet “We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds.” Two singles, “Lover Please” (which would go on to win the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group) and the Larry Gatlin-penned “Rain” were minor country hits. Kristofferson biographer Stephen Miller speculates that the tepid reaction to the album “was probably due to there being too much material by Kris and Rita on the market; since the start of the Seventies, aside from the two duet collaborations, they had amassed 10 solo albums between them.”

CONDITION Descriptions:

I base the condition of each of my Records off of 's Grading System. 

• MINT (M) Looks new and unplayed. Very high vinyl luster and no noticeable label defects. Sounds new. With 45rpm records, this does not always mean there is no surface noise at all. 

• NEAR MINT (NM) Looks almost new, but has some minor flaws such as a drill hole; unobtrusive writing on label (e.g., an X on a promo copy); minor scuffing on vinyl; minor color flaking on label, or other insignificant flaws that only slightly detract from visual appeal. May have some minor surface noise, but nothing distracting. 

• VERY GOOD (VG) There may be light scuffing and some of the original vinyl luster may be lost. The vinyl and label may appear used, but well cared for. Records may have some more obvious flaws that are not visually degrading such as a sticker on the label; more noticeable writing on the label; scuffing and minor scratches on the vinyl; or minor discoloration of the label. There may be very minor warping of the vinyl. There may be a slight scratch not affecting play. 

• GOOD (G) Record has visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, minor surface scratches, groove wear, and audible surface noise. Appears well used but not abused. May have a few major flaws, such as scratches, label tears, or stickers, and/or writing. 

• FAIR (F) Appears well used and somewhat abused. Audio is not great due to surface noise and scratches. The record may have a stick or a skip. Records in this condition are those you might purchase to fill a hole in your collection until a better copy comes along. 

• POOR (P) Well played with little luster and significant surface noise, but still not cracked or broken. Record likely skips and/or sticks. Typically so bad looking that a true “collector” would just toss it out. More useful as a Frisbee. I try not to sell records in this condition.

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