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Kris Kristofferson – Essential Kris Kristofferson (2-CD)

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Before he was a movie star or a countercultural icon, Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar who gave up an Oxford education and an Army career to sweep floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, waiting for someone to notice his songs. That gamble paid off in ways that reshaped country music entirely, as his literate, unflinching writing gave voice to a generation of artists who needed words worthy of their ambitions.

As an artist and as a songwriter Kris Kristofferson holds a special place in country music history. THE ESSENTIAL KRIS KRISTOFFERSON is a definitive 2-CD career spanning compilation of Kris's best-loved recordings. Album tracks include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Just the Other Side of Nowhere," "Darby's Castle." Higher education and loads of life experience gave this immensely talented songwriter a vast palette. His songs have been covered by over 500 artists, and this 2-CD anthology collects all his essentials: Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again); Jesus Was a Capricorn; Why Me; Me and Bobby McGee; Highwayman (with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash); For the Good Times , and 31 more!

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (4:30)
2. To Beat The Devil (4:42)
3. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere (3:37)
4. Me And Bobby McGee (4:20)
5. The Best Of All Possible Worlds (2:59)
6. Casey's Last Ride (3:35)
7. Help Me Make It Through The Night (2:22)
8. Darby's Castle (3:17)
9. Jody And The Kid (3:06)
10. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (3:46)
11. For The Good Times (3:22)
12. Come Sundown (2:36)
13. From The Bottle To The Bottom (2:58)
14. Billy Dee (2:58)
15. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) (2:43)
16. The Silver Tongued Devil And I (4:16)
17. The Taker (3:14)
18. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 (Live) (3:16)

Disc 2

1. Border Lord (3:37)
2. The Sabre And The Rose (5:13)
3. Broken Freedom Song (5:24)
4. Jesus Was A Capricorn (2:28)
5. Shandy (The Perfect Disguise) (3:39)
6. Sugar Man (4:01)
7. The Last Time (4:11)
8. Nobody Wins (3:06)
9. I'd Rather Be Sorry (3:10)
10. Highwayman (3:03)
11. Don't Cuss The Fiddle (3:24)
12. The Bigger The Fool, The Harder The Fall (3:32)
13. Stranger (3:08)
14. If You Don't Like Hank Williams (3:29)
15. Here Comes The Rainbow Again (2:54)
16. Once More With Feeling (2:50)
17. How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around (2:54)
18. Why Me (3:27)
19. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends (2:38)

UPC: 074646499221
Label: Sony
Release Date: 3.2.04
Format: CD