The Essential Kris Kristofferson

~ Release by Kris Kristofferson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 96) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 476)
recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3.54:30
2To Beat the Devil
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
To Beat the Devil (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
To Beat the Devil
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
34:42
3Just the Other Side of Nowhere
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Just the Other Side of Nowhere (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
43:37
4Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
54:20
5The Best of All Possible Worlds
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Best of All Possible Worlds (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
52:59
6Casey’s Last Ride
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Casey’s Last Ride (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
53:35
7Help Me Make It Through the Night
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
4.52:22
8Darby’s Castle
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Darby's Castle (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
43:17
9Jody and the Kid
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Jody and the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
43:06
10Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
4.53:46
11For the Good Times
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
For the Good Times (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
43:22
12Come Sundown
assistant engineer:
Steve Mazur (Sound Engineer based in Austin, Texas, previously NYC)
engineer:
Todd Parker (recording and mixing engineer who worked at Sear Sound from the late 90s)
producer:
Fred Foster
mixer:
Al Quaglieri
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come Sundown
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
2:36
13From the Bottle to the Bottom
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
From the Bottle to the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
42:58
14Billy Dee
recording of:
Billy Dee (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Billy Dee
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
translator:
Sigbjørn Nedland
42:58
15Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
recording of:
Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
42:43
16The Silver Tongued Devil and I
recording of:
The Silver Tongued Devil and I (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
44:16
17The Taker
producer:
Fred Foster
guest vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Taker
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
43:14
18The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 (live)
live recording of:
The Pilgrim, Chapter 33
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:16
2▼CD
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1Border Lord
recording of:
Border Lord
writer:
Stephen Bruton (guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter), Donnie Fritts, Kris Kristofferson and Terry Paul
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Kris Kristofferson43:37
2The Sabre and the Rose
recording of:
The Sabre and the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson5:13
3Broken Freedom Song
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1974)
recording of:
Broken Freedom Song (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson45:24
4Jesus Was a Capricorn
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Jesus Was a Capricorn (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson42:28
5Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)
recording of:
Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:39
6Sugar Man
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
cover recording of:
Sugar Man (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Sugar Man
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Sugarman
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson44:01
7The Last Time
recording of:
The Last Time
lyricist and writer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson4:11
8Nobody Wins
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Nobody Wins (Kris Kristofferson) (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music and Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson53:06
9I’d Rather Be Sorry
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals and performer:
Rita Coolidge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I'd Rather Be Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge3.53:10
10Highwayman
Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash3:03
11Don’t Cuss the Fiddle
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don't Cuss the Fiddle
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3.53:24
12The Bigger the Fool, the Harder the Fall
Kris Kristofferson3:32
13Stranger
recording of:
Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:08
14If You Don’t Like Hank Williams
producer:
David Anderle
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
If You Don’t Like Hank Williams
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson33:29
15Here Comes the Rainbow Again
recording of:
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
writer:
Kris Kristofferson, Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer) and Steve Bruton (guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter)
Kris Kristofferson2:54
16Once More With Feeling
recording of:
Once More With Feeling
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Kris Kristofferson2:50
17How Do You Feel About Foolin’ Around
recording of:
How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around
writer:
Stephen Bruton (guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter), Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson2:54
18Why Me
recording of:
Why Me
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson3:27
19Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
recording of:
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Kris Kristofferson2:38