Many versions of the country classic song “Help Me Make It Through the Night” exist, but none have been more commercially successful than Sammi Smith’s.
Written by Kris Kristofferson, who included the sultry song on his 1970 self-titled album, Kristofferson, “Help Me Make It Through the Night” captures the loneliness of someone who is yearning for someone to comfort them for the night. The narrator doesn’t expect a relationship from the intimate encounter with the other person, but rather begs to indulge in the moment as it offers a temporary escape from life’s troubles.
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According to American Songwriter, Kristofferson became inspired to write the track after hearing a quote from Frank Sinatra. At the time, the outlet reported that Sinatra answered an interview question with Esquire after he was asked what he believed in, and gave the reply: “Booze, broads, or a bible…whatever helps me make it through the night.”
When Kristofferson penned the tune, he happened to be living with fellow country artist Dottie West and her husband, Bill. Naturally, he offered the song to West, but she was reluctant to record the ballad because she felt it was “too suggestive.”
West’s loss ultimately became Smith’s gain, and West even admitted that turning down “Help Me Make It Through the Night” was one of the biggest regrets of her career, though she ended up recording the song after other artists put their spin on it.
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Smith’s version, which she released at age 27, triumphed in terms of whose cover fared the best. Hers reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and also crossed over into pop, becoming a Top 10 hit when it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smith’s version also scored a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and, in 1998, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Additionally, the song itself was ranked at No. 71 on Rolling Stone’s list of “200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.”
Aside from Smith, other notable covers of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” include renditions from Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Olivia Newton-John, Joe Simon, Percy Sledge, Ray Price, Bobby Bare, Gladys Knight & the Pips, John Holt, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Michael Buble and more.
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