This Old Road

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This Old Road
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Studio album by
Kris Kristofferson
ReleasedMarch 7, 2006
Genre Country
Length37:15
Label New West
Producer Don Was
Kris Kristofferson chronology
The Essential Kris Kristofferson
(2004)
This Old Road
(2006)
Closer to the Bone
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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This Old Road is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 2006 on New West Records. The underlying theme of the record is a retrospective and reflective look at what Kristofferson deems to have been important elements of his life.

Contents

It was his first album of new material since 1995's A Moment of Forever , which was also produced by Don Was. [1] Kristofferson re-recorded three of his songs for the album. The original recording of "This Old Road" was released on Repossessed , "The Final Attraction" appeared on Music from Songwriter and the original version of "The Burden of Freedom" appeared on Border Lord .

Critical reception

Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it a "welcome comeback" for Kristofferson, who he felt had improved "considerably" as a singer: "Kristofferson is dead-on here, razor-sharp, economical in his language, and to the bone in his insight." [1] By contrast, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice graded it a "dud", [3] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Kris Kristofferson.

  1. "This Old Road" – 3:59
  2. "Pilgrim's Progress" – 2:14
  3. "The Last Thing to Go" – 2:59
  4. "Wild American" – 2:26
  5. "In the News" – 3:30
  6. "The Burden of Freedom" – 3:25
  7. "Chase the Feeling" – 4:06
  8. "Holy Creation" – 4:37
  9. "The Show Goes On" – 3:19
  10. "Thank You for a Life" – 3:44
  11. "Final Attraction" – 2:56

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart performance for This Old Road
Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 172
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 14
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 36

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