Rita Coolidge

**Rita Coolidge** (born May 1, 1945) is an American singer.  During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts.

## Personal life

Coolidge is part Cherokee, and this influences her music.

Coolidge married Tatsuya Suda on June 19, 2012 in the Cook Islands.   Coolidge was married to Kris Kristofferson from 1973 to 1980. They have one daughter, Casey. Coolidge also had romantic relationships with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.  Her leaving Stills for Nash has been said to be a reason behind the 1970 breakup of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

### Albums (North American)

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Album|colspan="3"|Peak positions|rowspan="2"|Label||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1971|_Rita Coolidge_|style="text-align:center;"|105|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|71|rowspan="12"|A&M|
|_Nice Feelin_'|style="text-align:center;"|135|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|||||
|1972|_The Lady's Not for Sale_|style="text-align:center;"|46|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|27||||
|1974|_Fall Into Spring_|style="text-align:center;"|55|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|41||||
|1975|_It's Only Love_|style="text-align:center;"|85|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||||
|1977|_Anytime...Anywhere_|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|23|style="text-align:center;"|4||||
|1978|_Love Me Again_|style="text-align:center;"|32|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|39||||
|1979|_Satisfied_|style="text-align:center;"|95|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|58||||
|1980|_Greatest Hits_|style="text-align:center;"|107|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|47||||
|1981|_Heartbreak Radio_|style="text-align:center;"|160|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||||
|1983|_Never Let You Go_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||||
|1984|_Inside the Fire_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||||
|1992|_Love Lessons_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|Caliber/Critique|||
|1996|_Out of the Blues_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|Beacon|||
|1998|_Thinkin' About You_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|Innerworks|||
|2005|_And So Is Love_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|Concord|||

### Albums with Kris Kristofferson

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Album|colspan="3"|Peak positions|rowspan="2"|Label||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1973|_Full Moon_|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|26|style="text-align:center;"|7|A&M|
|1974|_Breakaway_|style="text-align:center;"|19|style="text-align:center;"|103|style="text-align:center;"|81|Monument|
|1978|_Natural Act_|style="text-align:center;"|24|style="text-align:center;"|106|style="text-align:center;"|—|A&M|

### International albums

|Year|Album|Label||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1990|_Fire Me Back_|rowspan="2"|Attic|
|1991|_Dancing with an Angel_|||
|1993|_For You_|Alpha||
|1995|_Behind the Memories_|Pony Canyon||

## Related pages

- List of country musicians from Tennessee

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Rita Coolidge
- **image**: Rita Coolidge, 2002 - cropped.jpg
- **caption**: Rita Coolidge performing at an outdoor concert in Seattle in September 2002.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Rita Coolidge
- **origin**: Lafayette, Tennessee, Lafayette, Tennessee, United States
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop, Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary, Country music, country, Native American music, Native American, soft rock
- **occupation**: Singing, Singer
- **years active**: 1969–present
- **label**: A&M Records, A&M
Monument Records, Monument
Attic Records, Attic
Alpha Records, Alpha
Spectrum Records, Spectrum
Pony Canyon Records, Pony Canyon
Caliber/Critique Records, Caliber/Critique
Beacon Records, Beacon
Innerworks Records, Innerworks
Concord Records, Concord
- **associated acts**: Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Cocker
- **website**: [http://www.ritacoolidge.com/ Rita Coolidge official website]