caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active label image_size background birth_date genre image article_title name occupation
sammi smith in 1970 waylon jennings , willie nelson , jessi colter 12 february 2005 oklahoma city , oklahoma , u.s. jewel faye smith orange county , california , u.s. 1968 -- 2005 columbia cyclone records records , mega records , elektra records , 250px solo_singer 5 august 1943 country , outlaw country , country pop sammi smith.png sammi smith
 sammi smith singer , songwriter
sammi smith

sammi smith -lrb- august 5 , 1943 - february 12 , 2005 -rrb- was an american country music singer and songwriter .
born jewel faye smith , she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit , `` help me make it through the night '' , which was written by kris kristofferson .
she became one of the few women in the outlaw country movement during the 1970s .
