Sammi Smith-Help Me Make It Through The Night

  有一些歌在變成暢銷曲之前錄過好幾次，其中Sammi Smith的 1970年冠軍曲 "Help Me Make It Through The Night”就是一個例子。

  Bill Nash於1959錄過這首歌 ，而 Ray Price在他的“For The Good Times”專輯裡也加入"Help Me Make It Through The Night”這首歌的節奏版。

  按作曲者Kris Kristofferson的說法，這首歌的創意來自他看到一段Frank Sinatra的訪問，訪談中Frank Sinatra說他常藉著一瓶酒或一個愛侶（ a bottle or a lover）幫他度過長夜。

  Sammi Smith的 Mega 唱片單曲 “Help Me Make It Through The Night”，1970年12月 19日進入鄉村歌曲排行榜，後來獲得三週排行榜冠軍，這也是   Sammi Smith第五首進鄉村歌曲排行榜的歌，而“Help Me Make It Through The Night”在熱門歌曲排行榜則獲得第6名 。

  Sammi Smith出生於美國加州Orange，成長於Oklahoma，她已於2005年因肺氣腫不幸病逝（61歲）。

  “Help Me Make It Through The Night”另外還有R&B合唱團Gladys Knight&The Pips演唱的黑人靈魂歌曲版，在R&B歌曲排行榜獲得第13名，在熱門歌曲排行榜則獲得第33名，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得47名的這個大牌合唱團 Gladys Knight&The Pips的“Help Me Make It Through The Night” 也有其特別的風味，值得一聽。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bswo9KjdSzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX66ZtKnmYU

Help Me Make It Through the Night

Sammi Smith

Words and Music by Kris Kristofferson

Take the ribbon from my hair

Shake it loose and let it fall

Layin' soft against your skin

Like the shadow on the wall

Come and lay down by ma side

Till the early mornin' light

All I'm takin' is your time

Help me make it through the night

I don't care what's right or wrong

'n' I won't try to understand

Let the devil take tomorrow

Lord, tonight I need a friend

Yesterday is dead and gone

And tomorrow's out of sight

And it's sad to be alone

Help me make it through the night

And it's sad to be alone

Help me make it through the night

I don't want to be alone

Help me make it through the night