Closer to the Bone is the twentieth studio album by Kris Kristofferson.

[9] Kristofferson has said: ''Closer to the Bone is a reflective album.

It's about making sense of life at this end of the game.

"[11] The song, "Good Morning John" was written in the 1970s and is about Johnny Cash.

[12] Kristofferson wrote "Sister Sinead" as a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor.