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The Lady's Not For Sale
Studio album by Rita Coolidge
Released	October 1972
Studio	Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop
Length	43:49
Label	A&M and MFP
Producer	David Anderle for Willow Productions
Rita Coolidge chronology
Nice Feelin' (1971) The Lady's Not For Sale (1972) Full Moon (with Kris Kristofferson) (1973)

The Lady's Not For Sale is a 1972 album by Rita Coolidge, and was released on the A&M Records label, AMLH 64370. It was later reissued on the Music For Pleasure label, MFP-50500. The inner gatefold photo was shot on location by Terry Paul (Kris Kristofferson’s bass player) at Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire.

Track listing

Side one

1. "My Crew" (Priscilla Jones, Booker T. Jones) – 4:53
2. "Fever" (Johnny Davenport, Eddie Cooley) – 3:28
3. "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:39
4. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Bob Dylan) – 3:15
5. "A Woman Left Lonely" (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn) – 5:05

Side two

1. "Whiskey Whiskey" (Tom Ghent) – 4:00
2. "Everybody Loves a Winner" (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 4:04
3. "Donut Man" (Marc Benno, Irwin Benno) – 3:25
4. "Inside of Me" (Marc Benno, Irwin Benno, Michael Utley) – 6:35
5. "The Lady's Not for Sale" (Kris Kristofferson, Carol Pugh) – 4:10

Personnel

• Rita Coolidge - vocals
• Marc Benno, Bernie Leadon, Charlie Freeman - guitar
• Al Perkins - rhythm guitar, pedal steel, National slide guitar
• Al Kooper - lead guitar on "The Lady's Not for Sale"
• Jerry McGee - acoustic guitar on "My Crew"
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow - steel guitar on "A Woman Left Lonely" and "Donut Man"
• Carl Radle, Lee Sklar, Tommy McClure - bass
• Michael Utley - keyboards
• Jim Keltner, Russell Kunkel, Sammy Creason - drums
• Booker T. Jones - flute, backing vocals
• John Sebastian - harmonica on "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
• Donna Weiss, Priscilla Jones, Maxine Willard Waters, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields - backing vocals
• Kris Kristofferson - backing vocals and arrangement on "Whiskey, Whiskey"

Technical

Front & Back Cover Photography - Bob Jenkins

Inside Photograph - Terry Paul

Art Direction - Roland Young

Album Design - Chuck Beeson

Recording Engineers: Glyn Johns, John Haeny, Richard Moore

Re-mix Engineer, David Anderle

"The producer of this album would especially like to thank Marc Benno and Kris Kristofferson for their inspiration."

Charts

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. "The Lady's Not for Sale - Rita Coolidge | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
3. "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

• Rita Coolidge albums
• 1972 albums
• A&M Records albums
• Albums produced by David Anderle
• Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios
• Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders