| Help Me Make It Through the Night | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1971 and January 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Kudu KU-06 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Help Me Make It Through the Night is the twelfth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his first released on the Kudu label in 1972. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This 1972 set by Crawford is an exemplary portrait of his movin' and groovin' style". [2]
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