The Essential Kris Kristofferson

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The Essential Kris Kristofferson
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ReleasedMarch 2, 2004
Recorded1969–1983
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Length2:07:58
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Kris Kristofferson chronology
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(2003)
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(2004)
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(2006)
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The Essential Kris Kristofferson is a 37-track, 2-CD compilation and career retrospective for Kris Kristofferson.

Contents

The compilation was released in 2004 and covers the period 1969–1999, although it focuses heavily on the years 1969–1971. Disc 1 covers only this period, spotlighting tracks from his first two albums, while Disc 2 mostly covers the rest of the 1970s, with only four songs from the 1980s (including one by The Highwaymen) and one from the 1990s.

Track listing

Disc 1

TitlePerformerWritersOriginal release
1."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" Kris Kristofferson Kris KristoffersonFrom the album Kristofferson (Monument, 1970)
2."To Beat the Devil"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
3."Just the Other Side of Nowhere"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
4."Me and Bobby McGee"Kris KristoffersonKristofferson, Fred Foster Kristofferson
5."The Best of All Possible Worlds"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
6."Casey's Last Ride"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
7."Help Me Make It Through the Night"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
8."Darby's Castle"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
9."Jody and the Kid"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument, 1971)
10."Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonThe Silver Tongued Devil and I
11."For the Good Times"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonKristofferson
12."Come Sundown"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the reissue of Kristofferson (Monument/Legacy, 2001; recorded 1969)
13."From the Bottle to the Bottom"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Singer/Songwriter (Sony, 1991; recorded 1971)
14."Billy Dee"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonThe Silver Tongued Devil and I
15."Breakdown (A Long Way from Home)"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonThe Silver Tongued Devil and I
16."The Silver Tongued Devil and I"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonThe Silver Tongued Devil and I
17."The Taker"Kris KristoffersonKristofferson, Shel Silverstein The Silver Tongued Devil and I
18."The Pilgrim: Chapter 33" (live)Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the live festival album Big Sur Festival/One Hand Clapping (Various artists, Columbia, 1972)

Disc 2

TitlePerformerWritersOriginal release
1."Border Lord" Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton, Donnie Fritts, Terry PaulFrom the album Border Lord (Monument, 1972)
2."The Sabre and the Rose"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Easter Island (Monument, 1978)
3."Broken Freedom Song"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Spooky Lady's Sideshow (Monument, 1974)
4."Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine)"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Jesus Was a Capricorn (Monument, 1972)
5."Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonSpooky Lady's Sideshow
6."Sugar Man"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonJesus Was a Capricorn
7."The Last Time"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album To the Bone (Monument, 1981)
8."Nobody Wins"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonJesus Was a Capricorn
9."I'd Rather Be Sorry"Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge KristoffersonFrom the album Breakaway (Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge, Monument, 1974)
10."Highwayman" The Highwaymen (Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash) Jimmy Webb From the album Highwayman (The Highwaymen, Columbia, 1985)
11."Don't Cuss the Fiddle"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame (Monument, 1975)
12."The Bigger the Fool, the Harder the Fall"Kris KristoffersonKristofferson, Bruton, Michael Utley Easter Island
13."Stranger"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonWho's to Bless and Who's to Blame
14."If You Don't Like Hank Williams"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album Surreal Thing (Monument, 1976)
15."Here Comes that Rainbow Again"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album The Winning Hand (Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton & Brenda Lee, Monument, 1982)
16."Once More with Feeling"Kris KristoffersonKristofferson, SilversteinFrom the album Shake Hands with the Devil (Monument, 1979)
17."How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around"Kris Kristofferson & Willie NelsonKristofferson, Bruton, UtleyFrom the soundtrack album Music from Songwriter (Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Columbia, 1984)
18."Why Me"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonJesus Was a Capricorn
19."Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"Kris KristoffersonKristoffersonFrom the album The Austin Sessions (Atlantic, 1999)

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