Help Me Make It Through The Night ~ ~ ~ The High Country Band

Help Me Make It Through The Night ~ ~ ~ The High Country Band
Cover as recorded by: Kris Kristofferson
Songwriter: Kris Kristofferson
Audio & video produced by McCarty Ln Studio 1990/10-2-2024
in Rochester, IN.

Recorded on a Sony WalkMan Cassette Player/Recorded.
Recorded in De Long, IN at Try out sessions, 1990.

Mike Andrews - Lead Guitar - Vocals
Mike Andrews Jr - Bass Guitar
Gene Gamble Jr - R. Guitar - Lead Vocals
Louie Dimmet - Drums

Shure Beta 58 Microphone
Sony WalkMan Cassette Player/Recorder
Pioneer CT-W504R Stereo Cassette Player/Recorder
Windows Media Digital Conversion
Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 16 (Editing & Mixing)
YouTube Movie Maker 13

"Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album Help Me Make It Through the Night. It has been covered since by many other artists from Tammy Wynette and Johnny Cash to Elvis Presley and Joan Baez.

Smith's recording of the song (in May 1970) remains the most commercially successful, and best-known, version in the United States. Her recording ranks among the most successful country singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the country singles chart, and was also a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the U.S. pop singles chart. "Help Me Make It Through The Night" also became Smith's signature song. In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 71 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.