Closer to the Bone | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Kris Kristofferson |
Cover: | Closertothebone.KK.jpg |
Genre: | Country |
Language: | English |
Label: | New West |
Producer: | Don Was |
Prev Title: | This Old Road |
Prev Year: | 2006 |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Closer to the Bone is the twentieth studio album by Kris Kristofferson. The album was released on September 29, 2009 on the New West record label.[1]
Kristofferson has said: 'Closer to the Bone is a reflective album. It's about making sense of life at this end of the game."[2] 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."[3]
The song, "Good Morning John" was written in the 1970s and is about Johnny Cash.[4] Kristofferson wrote "Sister Sinead" as a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor. The album is dedicated to Stephen Bruton.
(All songs by Kris Kristofferson, except as noted)[5]