The Best of Kris Kristofferson

~ Release by Kris Kristofferson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Help Me Make It Through the Night
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
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
Kris Kristofferson4.52:21
2For the Good Times
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
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)
Kris Kristofferson43:24
3Loving Her Was Easier
recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson4.53:47
4Me and Bobby McGee
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)
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) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson54:18
5Nobody Wins
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 Kristofferson53:07
6Why Me
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1972-07-08) and Farrell Morris (on 1972-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Ken Buttery (on 1972-07-08)
guitar:
James Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-07-08), Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-07-08) and Bill Justis (on 1972-07-13)
keyboard:
Bobby R. Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1972-07-08) and Michael E. Utley (on 1972-07-08)
strings:
Brenton Banks (on 1972-07-13), Carl Joseph Gorodetzky (on 1972-07-13), David Darling (cellist) (on 1972-07-13), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician) (on 1972-07-13), Lillian Hunt (on 1972-07-13), Sheldon Kurland (on 1972-07-13) and Steven Maxwell Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (on 1972-07-13)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1972-07-08) and Larry Gatlin (on 1972-07-08)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (on 1972-07-08)
recording of:
Why Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson43:27
7Sundy Morning Comin' Down
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
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
Kris Kristofferson3.54:29
8Jody and the Kid
recording of:
Jody and the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson43:09
9Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
performer:
Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge32:21
10The 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.
Kris Kristofferson43:13
11Stranger
recording of:
Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:08
12Help Me
vocals:
Larry Gatlin and Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Help Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
publisher:
First Generation Music
Kris Kristofferson43:21
13Put It Off Until Tomorrow
performer:
Dolly Parton
cover recording of:
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
writer:
Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
recording of:
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
writer:
Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
Kris Kristofferson with Dolly Parton32:25
14Breakdown (A long Way From Home)
recording of:
Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson42:41
15Hello in There (live)
performer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
live recording of:
Hello in There
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (ended), Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc., Walden Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Kris Kristofferson with Joan Baez3:29
16The Pilgrim:Chapter 33
recording of:
The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3.53:14
17From the Bottle to the Bottom
recording of:
From the Bottle to the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson42:58
18Somebody Nobody Knows
recording of:
Somebody Nobody Knows
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:36
19I'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
cover recording of:
I'd Rather Be Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
I'd Rather Be Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge3.53:10
20Once More With Feeling
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
recording of:
Once More With Feeling (in 1979)
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Kris Kristofferson3.52:50
21We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Fred Foster
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
cover recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
Kris Kristofferson33:19
22Come Sundown
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
recording of:
Come Sundown (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson43:39
23Kiss the World Goodbye
recording of:
Kiss the World Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson43:02

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