Natural Act

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AllMusic
The Village Voice	B

Natural Act is the third and final duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, released in 1978 on A&M Records. The couple would divorce the following year. The album was released while Coolidge's career was at a peak; her recent albums Anytime...Anywhere and Love Me Again had seen much commercial success. Natural Act is Kristofferson's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

1. "Blue as I Do" (Stephen Bruton) – 2:53
2. "Not Everyone Knows" (Robert "Rob Dog" Morrison, Billy Swan) – 3:08
3. "I Fought the Law" (Sonny Curtis) – 2:27
4. "Number One" (Sonny Curtis, Billy Swan) – 2:35
5. "You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)" (Donnie Fritts) – 2:54
6. "Loving You Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" (Kristofferson) – 4:09
7. "Back in My Baby's Arms" (T-Bone Burnett) – 2:59
8. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (Kristofferson) – 2:23
9. "Hoola Hoop" (T-Bone Burnett, John Fleming, Roscoe West) – 3:51
10. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Kristofferson) – 3:47
11. "Silver Mantis" (T-Bone Burnett) – 5:35

Personnel

• Kris Kristoffersen – vocals
• Rita Coolidge – vocals
• Billy Swan – background vocals
• Mike Utley – keyboards, background vocals
• Sammy Creason – drums
• Stephen Bruton – guitar, background vocals
• Jerry McGee – guitar
• Dennis Belfield – bass
• Donnie Fritts – keyboards
• Strings arranged by Gene Page
• Horns arranged by Mike Utley and Darrell Leonard
• Saxophone solo on "Number One" by Jerry Jumonville

Production

• Produced by: David Anderle
• Recorded and mixed by: Kent Nebergall
• Assistant engineer: Peggy McCreary
• Recorded at: Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
• Mastered at: The Mastering Lab by Mike Reese
• Production assistant: Ellen Vogt
• Album art direction: Roland Young
• Album design: Junie Osaki
• Photography: Francesco Scavullo & Annie Liebovitz
• Direction: Bert Block Management, Ridgefield, Conn.