Rita Coolidge

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Rita Coolidge is an American singer known for her smooth pop, country, and adult contemporary hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "We're All Alone" and "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
singer
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
linked to: Kris Kristofferson
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
beganCareer late 1960s
birthName Rita Faye Coolidge
collaboratedWith Delaney & Bonnie
Joe Cocker
Kris Kristofferson
Leon Russell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-05-01
education Florida State University
ethnicGroup Cherokee descent
genre adult contemporary music
country music
pop music
soft rock
hasSibling Priscilla Coolidge
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriageEnd 1980
marriageStart 1973
name Rita Coolidge
notableAchievement achieved major success in the 1970s and 1980s adult contemporary charts
won multiple Grammy Awards with Kris Kristofferson
notableRole backing vocalist for Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour
notableWork (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
All Time High
Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Heartbreak Radio (album)
It’s Only Love (album)
I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love
Love Me Again (album)
The Way You Do the Things You Do
We’re All Alone
We’re All Alone (album Anytime…Anywhere)
linked to: We’re All Alone
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Lafayette, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel A&M Records
religion Christianity (reported)
linked to: Christianity
residence United States
sangThemeFor James Bond film Octopussy
spouse Kris Kristofferson
themeSongTitle All Time High
vocalType contralto

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One Fine Day coveredBy Rita Coolidge
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Octopussy themeSongPerformer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Octopussy (film)
All Time High performer Rita Coolidge
All Time High vocalist Rita Coolidge
Amused to Death notableGuestMusician Rita Coolidge
Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour performer Rita Coolidge
Love Has No Pride notableCoverArtist Rita Coolidge
Love Has No Pride performer Rita Coolidge
Love Has No Pride recordedBy Rita Coolidge
We’re All Alone coveredBy Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge name Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Rita Faye Coolidge
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love performer Rita Coolidge
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love popularizedBy Rita Coolidge
Octopussy themeSongPerformer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: James Bond film Octopussy
Priscilla Coolidge sibling Rita Coolidge
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Anytime…Anywhere artist Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Anytime…Anywhere performer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Anytime…Anywhere (album)
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subject linked to: Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Anytime…Anywhere hasPerformer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Anytime…Anywhere recordedBy Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Love Me Again (album) artist Rita Coolidge
Love Me Again (album) performer Rita Coolidge
It's Only Love artist Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: It’s Only Love (album)
It's Only Love performer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: It’s Only Love (album)
It's Only Love hasPerformer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: It’s Only Love (album)
It's Only Love hasCoverArtist Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: It’s Only Love (album)
Heartbreak Radio artist Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Heartbreak Radio (album)
Heartbreak Radio performer Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Heartbreak Radio (album)
Heartbreak Radio chronologyArtist Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Heartbreak Radio (album)
Heartbreak Radio isInDiscographyOf Rita Coolidge
subject linked to: Heartbreak Radio (album)
Why Me Lord featuresBackingVocalsBy Rita Coolidge
David Lasley associatedAct Rita Coolidge
A Gift of Song featuresPerformer Rita Coolidge