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1970 country song by Kris Kristofferson

"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
Vocal past Kris Kristofferson
from the album Kristofferson
A-side	"Assist Me Make It Through the Nighttime"
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Land
Length	2:24
Label	Monument
Songwriter(due south)	Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s)	Fred Foster
Audio
"Help Me Make It Through the Nighttime" on YouTube

"Aid Me Get in Through The Night"
Single by Sammi Smith
from the anthology Help Me Go far Through the Night
B-side	"When Michael Calls"
Released	November 1970
Recorded	May 6, 1970
Genre	Land
Characterization	Mega Records
Songwriter(south)	Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s)	Jim Malloy
Sammi Smith singles chronology
"Help Me Get in Through The Night" (1970) "I've Got to Have Y'all" (1972)

"Help Me Make It Through The Dark" is a country music carol written and equanimous by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album Aid Me Make It Through the Night.

Sammi Smith version [edit]

Smith'southward recording of the song (in May 1970) remains the virtually commercially successful, and best-known, version in the United states of america. Her recording ranks among the most successful state singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the land singles chart, and was likewise a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the U.Southward. pop singles chart. "Help Me Arrive Through The Dark" also became Smith'due south signature vocal. In 1975, the title appeared in the lyrics of Paul Anka's "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone."

Other cover versions [edit]

Inspired by Smith's success with the song, numerous other artists covered it soon thereafter, including Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell, Dottie West, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Joey Sontz, Mariah Carey, Ray Stevens, Willie Nelson, Olivia Newton-John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Scott Matthew and Lena Zavaroni.

Other artists who have recorded charting versions of the vocal include Gladys Knight & the Pips, John Holt, and (in French) Claude Valade. The Michael Bublé version features American singer Loren Allred.

Background and writing [edit]

Kris Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire Mag interview with Frank Sinatra. When asked what he believed in, Frank replied, "Booze, broads, or a bible...any helps me make it through the night."

During his time as a struggling songwriter, Kris Kristofferson wrote and composed the song while staying with Dottie Due west and her husband, Beak, at their home on Shy's Hill Route in Nashville'southward Greenish Hills neighborhood. When he offered Dottie Due west the song, she originally claimed it was "too suggestive" for her. Eventually, she would record it earlier the twelvemonth was out, and it is included on her album Devil-may-care Hands. However, past then, several others had recorded and released versions of it, some garnering dandy success. Afterwards on, West said that not recording "Help Me Make It Through The Night" when Kristofferson originally offered it to her was one of the greatest regrets of her career; though her version charted,^{[ when? ]} it was not as successful as Smith's version had been.

Content [edit]

Kris Kristofferson's original lyrics speak of a human'due south yearning for sexual intimacy. They were controversial in 1970/1971 when the song was start covered by a woman, Sammi Smith in that case: "I don't care what's right or wrong, and I won't effort to understand / Let the devil take tomorrow; Lord tonight, I need a friend."

Chart performance [edit]

Sammi Smith [edit]

Sammi Smith'south recording (made in May 1970) reached number-1 on the U.S. land charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Song Performance. On February xx, 1971, it reached number eight on Billboard 'due south U.Southward. pop singles chart, and as well enjoyed success in Canada. Developed-Contemporary stations took to the song, and it peaked at number 3 on Billboard'due south Easy Listening chart. Additionally, it spent three weeks at number one on the Country chart.^[ane] The song became a aureate record.

Willie Nelson [edit]

In 1980, Willie Nelson covered the song. His rendition became a hit on the country music charts of both the U.S. and Canada.

Nautical chart (1979–80)	Superlative position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12]	four
Canadian RPM Land Tracks	1

Other charting versions [edit]

In 1971, Joe Simon hit #69 on the Hot 100 and #13 on the Hot Soul Singles nautical chart.

In 1972, a version by Gladys Knight & the Pips reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Hot Soul Singles nautical chart, and was a Elevation x pop hit in the Uk.

In 1974, John Holt included the song on his album chiliad Volts of Holt. That yr, his recording of the song made it into the UK Top X.

In 1975, the French Canadian singer Claude Valade recorded a French version of the vocal, "Aide-moi à passer la nuit," produced and distributed past London Deram Records. The French-language lyrics were written by Canadian singer-songwriter Christine Charbonneau. The vocal fabricated its way to fame and was on the charts (third place) for more than half dozen months.^[thirteen]

In 2007, it was recorded for a second time in French, with Annie Blanchard recording it on the Musicor Records characterization, and the song made the Tiptop twenty for 26 weeks, reaching a loftier of #6.^[14]

Television and film appearances [edit]

In 1972, John Huston used Kristofferson's version as the theme for his characteristic Fatty Urban center. It plays under the title credits, with instrumental arrangements later in the movie.

In 1978, Kristofferson fabricated a guest appearance on the tv series The Muppet Show; on that episode, he performed "Assist Me Make it Through the Night" equally a duet with a besotted Miss Piggy.

In the 1997 film The Ice Storm, the Sammi Smith recording plays in the background in one of the key party scenes.

In 2013, American Idol contestant Kree Harrison sang this song during season 12 on "Songs They Wish They Had Written" calendar week.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2015, DeAnna Johnson covered this song on The Vocalisation.

References [edit]

1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Elevation Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
2. ^ Australian-charts.com
3. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved five September 2018.
4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Popular Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-10
5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Tiptop Adult Gimmicky: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 226.
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Summit twoscore Land Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 321.
7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April x, 1971". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
8. ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-04-04 .
9. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Athenaeum Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
10. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
11. ^ "Greenbacks Box Year-Terminate Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, Dec 25, 1971". Archived from the original on Oct half dozen, 2016. Retrieved April iv, 2017.
12. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
13. ^ "Claude Valade Hit Parade, Aide-moi à passer la nuit, in 3rd place for 26 weeks" (PDF). two.banq.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-08-05 .
14. ^ "Annie Blanchard, Aide-moi à passer la nuit, Top twenty, Charts" (PDF). ii.banq.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-08-05 .

External links [edit]

• Allmusic review

manningnourn1996.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night

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