Closer to the Bone
| Closer to the Bone | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Don Was | |||
| Kris Kristofferson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| American Songwriter | [2] |
| BBC | (favorable)[3] |
| No Depression | (favorable)[4] |
| Now | [5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
| Engine 145 | [7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
Closer to the Bone is the twentieth studio album by Kris Kristofferson. The album was released on September 28, 2009[3] on the New West record label.[9]
Kristofferson has said: ''Closer to the Bone is a reflective album. It's about making sense of life at this end of the game."[10] It was originally entitled Starlight and Stone, but Kristofferson changed it to Closer to the Bone as he felt like it was more descriptive of the meaning of the album: "...the closer to the bone you are and the closer to the truth."[11]
The song, "Good Morning John" was written in the 1970s and is about Johnny Cash.[12] Kristofferson wrote "Sister Sinead" as a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor. The album is dedicated to Stephen Bruton.
Track listing
(All songs by Kris Kristofferson, except as noted)[13]
- "Closer to the Bone"
- "From Here to Forever" (Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton, Glen Clark)
- "Holy Woman"
- "Starlight and Stone"
- "Sister Sinead"
- "Hall of Angels"
- "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
- "Good Morning John"
- "Tell Me One More Time"
- "Let the Walls Come Down"
- "The Wonder"
- "I Hate Your Ugly Face"
Personnel
- Kris Kristofferson - vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Rami Jaffee - keyboards
- Stephen Bruton - guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Don Was - bass guitar
- Jim Keltner - drums
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 167 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 28 |
Notes
- ^ "Allmusic review".
- ^ "American Songwriter review".
- ^ a b "BBC review".
- ^ "No Depression review".
- ^ "Now review".
- ^ "Rolling Stone review".
- ^ "Engine 145 review". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ "Uncut review".
- ^ "Kris Kristofferson". newwestrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Kris Kristofferson's latest cuts 'Closer to the Bone". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Flippo, Chet (2009-10-01). "Nashville Skyline: A conversation with Kris Kristofferson". cmt.com. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (2009-04-18). "Kris Kristofferson: Pop and country's semi tough veteran". latimesblogs.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Kris Kristofferson: New album on Jambase". JamBase. Retrieved 2009-08-26.