Question: who's the original singer of help me make it through the night
[{'answer': 'Kris Kristofferson', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '6170773', 'title': 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 86, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 104, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '6170773', 'title': 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 0, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 683, 'bleu_score': 0.9831208473513011, 'meta': {'yes_no_answer': 'NONE', 'annotation_id': 10852224241228231603}, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '6170773', 'title': 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'section': 'Section::::Background and writing.\n', 'start_paragraph_id': 6, 'end_paragraph_id': 6, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['During his time as a struggling songwriter, Kristofferson wrote the song while staying with Dottie West and her husband, Bill, at their home on Shy\'s Hill Road in Nashville\'s Green Hills neighborhood. When he offered Dottie the song, she originally claimed it was "too suggestive" for her. Eventually, she would record it before the year was out, and it is included on her album "Careless Hands." However, by then, several others had recorded and released versions of it, some garnering great success. Later on, West said that not recording it when it was originally offered to her was one of the greatest regrets of her career.', 'During his time as a struggling songwriter, Kristofferson wrote the song while staying with Dottie West and her husband, Bill, at their home on Shy\'s Hill Road in Nashville\'s Green Hills neighborhood. When he offered Dottie the song, she originally claimed it was "too suggestive" for her. Eventually, she would record it before the year was out, and it is included on her album "Careless Hands." However, by then, several others had recorded and released versions of it, some garnering great success. Later on, West said that not recording it when it was originally offered to her was one of the greatest regrets of her career.']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '26726546', 'title': 'Help Me Make It Through the Night (Sammi Smith album)', 'section': 'Section::::Background and content.\n', 'start_paragraph_id': 3, 'end_paragraph_id': 3, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['Two songs composed by Kris Kristofferson were also included: the Help Me Make It Through the Night and Johnny Cash\'s "Sunday Mornin\' Comin\' Down"', '"Help Me Make It Through the Night" was recorded in May 1970 at the Monument Records recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and included Smith\'s first recordings for Mega Records, after leaving the Columbia label in 1969. The album\'s style reflected the Outlaw Country sound, which was found in other artists such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. The album was originally titled "He\'s Everywhere", due to the single of the same name becoming Smith\'s first Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" country chart. When the title track became a major hit, the album was retitled with the same album number. The album consisted of eleven tracks of new material. The release included a series of cover versions, such as Patsy Cline\'s "There He Goes", The First Edition\'s "But You Know I Love You", and Johnny Darrell\'s "With Pen in Hand". Two songs composed by Kris Kristofferson were also included: the Help Me Make It Through the Night and Johnny Cash\'s "Sunday Mornin\' Comin\' Down". The debut record also contained five new tracks ("Saunder\'s Ferry Lane", "He\'s Everywhere", "Don\'t Blow No Smoke on Me", "When Michael Calls", and "This Room for Rent").', 'Nashville, Tennessee, United States and included Smith\'s first recordings for Mega Records, after leaving the Columbia label in 1969. The album\'s style reflected the Outlaw Country sound, which was found in other artists such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. The album was originally titled "He\'s Everywhere", due to the single of the same name becoming Smith\'s first Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" country chart. When the title track became a major hit, the album was retitled with the same album number. The album consisted of eleven tracks of new material.']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '6170773', 'title': 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['"Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album "Kristofferson".', '"Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album "Kristofferson". It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Smith\'s recording of the song remains the most commercially successful and most well-known version in the United States. Her recording ranks among the most successful country singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the country singles chart, and was also a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the U.S. pop singles chart. "Help Me Make It Through The Night" also became Smith\'s signature song. In 1975 the title appeared in the lyrics of Paul Anka\'s "I Don\'t Like to Sleep Alone".', '"Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album "Kristofferson". It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Smith\'s recording of the song remains the most commercially successful and most well-known version in the United States. Her recording ranks among the most successful country singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the country singles chart, and was also a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the U.S. pop singles chart. "Help Me Make It Through The Night" also became Smith\'s signature song. In 1975 the title appeared in the lyrics of Paul Anka\'s "I Don\'t Like to Sleep Alone".']}}]}]