Help Me Make It Through the Night (John Holt)

Kris Kristofferson wrote this country classic with a weary, honky-tonk intimacy, but former Paragons frontman John Holt reframed it as the quintessential blueprint for string-laden lovers rock. Produced in London with orchestral arrangements overlaid upon Jamaican rhythm tracks, Holt's effortless, velvety croon gives the late-night plea a romantic warmth that became an international standard.