Essential Kris Kristofferson (Limited Edition) CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down ~ Kris Kristofferson

2. To Beat The Devil ~ Kris Kristofferson

3. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere ~ Kris Kristofferson

4. Me And Bobby McGee ~ Kris Kristofferson

5. Best Of All Possible Worlds, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

6. Casey's Last Ride ~ Kris Kristofferson

7. Help Me Make It Through The Night ~ Kris Kristofferson

8. Darby's Castle ~ Kris Kristofferson

9. Jody And The Kid ~ Kris Kristofferson

10. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) ~ Kris Kristofferson

11. For The Good Times ~ Kris Kristofferson

12. Come Sundown ~ Kris Kristofferson

13. From The Bottle To The Bottom ~ Kris Kristofferson

14. Billy Dee ~ Kris Kristofferson

15. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) ~ Kris Kristofferson

16. Silver Tongued Devil And I, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

17. Taker, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

18. Pilgrim: Chapter 33, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Border Lord ~ Kris Kristofferson

2. Sabre And The Rose, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

3. Broken Freedom Song ~ Kris Kristofferson

4. Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine) ~ Kris Kristofferson

5. Shandy (The Perfect Disguise) ~ Kris Kristofferson

6. Sugar Man ~ Kris Kristofferson

7. Last Time, The ~ Kris Kristofferson

8. Nobody Wins ~ Kris Kristofferson

9. I'd Rather Be Sorry - (with Rita Coolidge) ~ Kris Kristofferson

10. Highwayman - (with Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash) ~ Kris Kristofferson

11. Don't Cuss The Fiddle ~ Kris Kristofferson

12. Bigger The Fool, The (The Harder They Fall) ~ Kris Kristofferson

13. Stranger ~ Kris Kristofferson

14. If You Don't Like Hank Williams ~ Kris Kristofferson

15. Here Comes That Rainbow Again ~ Kris Kristofferson

16. Once More With Feeling ~ Kris Kristofferson

17. How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around - (with Willie Nelson) ~ Kris Kristofferson

18. Why Me ~ Kris Kristofferson

19. Please Don't Tell Me How This Story Ends ~ Kris Kristofferson

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: Kris Kristofferson (vocals, guitar); Steve Burton, Fred Carter Jr., Johnny Christopher, James Colvard, Ray Edenton, Chris Gantry, Mac Gayden, Steve Gibson, Jerry Kennedy, Mark Knopfler, Dennis Linde, Grady Martin, Jerry McGee, Wayne Moss, Jerry Shook, Billy Swan, Fred Tackett, John "Bucky" Wilkin, Chip Youn (guitar); Peter Drake, Paul Franklin, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); David Briggs, Glen Clark (keboards); Dennis Belfield (bass); Kenny Buttrey (drums); Bobbye Hall (percussion).
	Producers includes: Fred Foster, David Anderle, Nancy Carlen, Dennis Linde, Norbert Putam.
	Compilation producer: Gregg Geller.
	Recorded between 1969 & 1985. Includes liner notes by Jim Bessman.
	Personnel: Kris Kristofferson (guitar, background vocals); Jerry McGee (guitar, dobro, mandolin, sitar, background vocals); Fred Tackett (guitar, mandolin); Mark Knopfler, Stephen Bruton, Billy Swan (guitar, background vocals); Chip Young, Chris Gantry, Dennis Linde, Fred Carter, Jr., Grady Martin, John "Bucky" Wilkin, Jim Colvard, Jerry Kennedy, John Willis, Johnny Christopher, Mac Gayden, Ray Edenton, Wayne Moss, Steve Gibson , Jerry Shook (guitar); Paul Franklin , Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Josh Graves, Norman Blake (dobro); Norman Bruton (mandolin); Tommy Jackson, Buddy Spicher (fiddle); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, horns); Nick DeCaro (accordion); Don Sheffield, Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Darrell Leonard, Dwight Smith, Earl Lon Price, Harrison Calloway, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades (horns); Donnie Fritts, Mike Utley (keyboards, background vocals); Glen Clark, David Briggs , Jim Cox, John Harris , Shane Keister, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood (keyboards); Gene Chrisman, Kenny Buttrey, Andy Newmark, Sammy Creason, Jerry Carrigan (drums); Farrell Morris, Bobbye Hall (percussion); Clydie King, June Page, Sherlie Matthews, D. Bergen White, Donna Rhodes, Terry Dearmore, Don Gant, Jack Skinner, James Cason, Herb Pedersen, Randy Cutlers, Allan Wald, Benny Whitehead, Gary Busey, Sandra Chalmers, John Beland, Larry Gatlin, Larry Murray, Alan Rush, Mentor Williams, Mickey Newbury, Ray C. Walker, Rita Coolidge, Sammi Smith, Terry Paul, Venetta Fields, Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Millie Kirkham, Buzz Cason, Byron Berline, Charles Chalmers (background vocals).
	Recording information: 1969-1983.
	Photographers: Jim Marshall ; David Gahr.
	Drunkards, free spirits, wayward travelers, and lady-killers populate the songs of Kris Kristofferson, who was a wandering soul himself before becoming a professional musician. Always one to appeal to country and rock fans alike, Kristofferson is a songwriter's songwriter, as illustrated by this double-disc collection. The first disc is primarily comprised of nine tracks from his landmark 1970 debut, KRISTOFFERSON, and seven cuts from 1971's equally strong THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I. These include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "For the Good Times"--all hits for other artists, though Kristofferson's weathered, raspy versions feel definitive.
	Disc two culls tracks from more varied sources, though a mere five of 19 go beyond 1979. It opens with 1972?s narcotic "Border Lord," and continues through four tracks from 1972's JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN (including "I'd Rather Be Sorry," a duet with his then-wife, Rita Coolidge), "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (with Willie Nelson, from the 1986 film SONGWRITER), and a 1985 cut from the country supergroup Highwaymen (with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings). A strong collection for the true fan, or a fantastic intro for the uninitiated, ESSENTIAL is a concise overview of this groundbreaking songwriter's work.

Artist Overview

In the 1970s, Kris Kristofferson changed the direction of Nashville with his poetic, irreverent songs. Influenced by rock, unafraid to write about carnal pleasures, and a dyed-in-the-wool rebel, he fit right in with the blossoming "outlaw country" aesthetic. Kristofferson was much more successful as a songwriter than as a performer, and his songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, and countless others.

Compilation Appearances

	Bob Dylan-30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
	Best Of Rita Coolidge-Millenni
	Vol. 2-16 Biggest Hits
	Essential Johnny Cash
	Ultimate Country Super Hits
	Duets (Bonus Tracks)
	Essential Willie Nelson
	Ultimate Waylon Jennings
	The Legend
	Road Goes On Forever (w/ Bonus DVD) (Limited Edition)
	Road Goes On Forever
	Those Were The Days
	The Legend Of Johnny Cash
	Last Man Standing
	Bookmarks
	Nashville Rebel
	Tbd
	Definitive Collection (1985 To 1993)
	Essential 3.0(Limited Edition)
	What Love Can Do
	Essential 3.0
	Music Inside:collaboration Dedicated
	Joyful Noise (Ost)
	Chimes Of Freedom:songs Of Bob Dylan
	Heroes
	Kin:songs By Mary Karr Rodney Crowe
	We Walk The Line:celebration/johnny C
	Hard To Find 45S On Cd Volume 14 70S
	Hard To Find 45S On Cd Volume 13 Love
	Threads And Grooves

Associated Artists and Works

	Cash, Johnny
	Nelson, Willie
	Original Radio Broadcast

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/02/2004
	Original Release Date : 2004
	Catalog ID : 64992
	Label : Columbia/Legacy
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Mixed
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00074646499221

Professional Reviews

Q (p.134)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "One of the most insightful country writers of the '70s..."

Uncut (p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e brought an outsider's perspective to Music City's staid conservatism that drew from the confessional folk of Fred Neil and the freewheelin' narrative of Dylan."

Mojo (Publisher)
(2/04, p.114)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[G]athering the best of his '70s solo sides and making a persuasive case for him as one of country's great storytellers."

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