Spooky Lady's Sideshow

Spooky Lady's Sideshow
Studio album by Kris Kristofferson
Released	May 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Country
Label	Monument
Producer	David Anderle
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Full Moon (1973) Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974) Breakaway (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [2]

Spooky Lady's Sideshow is the fifth solo album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1974 on Monument Records. It was preceded and followed by duet albums with his wife, Rita Coolidge. It was recorded shortly after Kristofferson's appearance in the movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. 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) – 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, Bob Neuwirth, Seymour Cassell) – 5:21
11. "Smile at Me Again" (Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton) – 3:32
12. "Rock and Roll Time" (Kristofferson, McGuinn, Neuwirth) – 4:53

Personnel

• Kris Kristofferson - guitar, vocals
• Jerry McGee - guitar, sitar, harmonica
• Leland Sklar - bass
• Michael Utley - keyboards
• Sammy Creason - drums
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn - saxophone
• Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde - trombone
• Herb Pederson, Jerry McGee, John Beland, Larry Murray, Michael Utley, Rita Coolidge, Terry Paul - background vocals
• Jimmy Wachtel - album cover design

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Spooky Lady's Sideshow at AllMusic
2. Rolling Stone review