The Lady's Not for Sale

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.[2]

The Lady's Not For Sale
Studio album by Rita Coolidge
Released	October 1972
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C[1]

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 a 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, Irvin Benno) – 3:25
4. "Inside of Me" (Marc Benno, Irvin Benno, Mike Utley) – 6:35
5. "The Lady's Not for Sale" (Kris Kristofferson, Carol Pugh) – 4:10

Personnel

• Rita Coolidge - vocals

"My Crew", "Fever", "Everybody Loves a Winner", "Inside of Me"

• Marc Benno – guitar
• Mike Utley – keyboards
• Carl Radle – bass
• Russ Kunkel – percussion on "Inside of Me"
• Booker T. Jones – flute
• Jerry McGee – acoustic guitar on "My Crew"

"Bird on a Wire", "Whiskey Whiskey", "The Lady's Not for Sale", "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"

• Bernie Leadon – guitar
• Al Perkins Jr. – pedal steel & National slide guitar
• Mike Utley – keyboards
• Lee Sklar – bass
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Al Kooper – lead guitar on "The Lady's Not for Sale"
• John Sebastian – harmonica on "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"

"Donut Man", "A Woman Left Lonely"

The Dixie Flyers

• Charlie Freeman – guitar
• Mike Utley – keyboards
• Tommy McClure – bass
• Sammy Creason – drums
• Marc Benno – guitar
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Al Perkins Jr. – pedal steel guitar on "Donut Man"

Background vocals are

• Priscilla Jones and Donna Weiss on "My Crew"
• Priscilla Jones and Booker T. Jones on "Everybody Loves a Winner"
• Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Maxine Willard on "Inside of Me", "The Lady's Not for Sale" & "Donut Man"
• Kris Kristofferson on "Whiskey Whiskey"

"Donut Man" & "Inside of Me" arranged by Marc Benno

"Whiskey Whiskey" arranged by Kris Kristofferson

Front & Back Cover Photography - Bob Jenkins

Inside Photograph - Terry Paul

Art Direction - Roland Young

Album Design - Chuck Beeson

Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles

Recording Engineers: Glyn Johns, John Haeny, Richie 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

Chart (1972)	Position
US Billboard 200[3]	46

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. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ladys-not-for-sale-mw0000839693
3. "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.