Kristofferson (album)

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Kristofferson

Studio album by Kris Kristofferson
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Country
Length	41:29
Label	Monument
Producer(s)	Fred Foster
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Kris Kristofferson chronology
	Kristofferson (1970)	Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971)

Kristofferson is the first album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) on Monument Records.

Many of the songs on the album were already hits when covered by other artists. In spite of this the album was initially a commercial failure, although it managed to reach #10 on the country album charts.

It was re-released under the title Me & Bobby McGee in 1971 immediately following the success of Janis Joplin's cover of that song and the success of Kris Kristofferson's second album, The Silver Tongued Devil and I. It became a hit upon re-release. In 2001, the album was re-released on CD with four bonus tracks.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel (for CD re-release edition)
- 2.1 Additional personnel
3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as noted:

"Blame It on the Stones" – 2:46
"To Beat the Devil" – 4:43
"Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster/Kristofferson) – 4:23 (Listen (help·info))
"Best of All Possible Worlds" – 3:01
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 2:24
"The Law Is for the Protection of the People" – 2:40
"Casey's Last Ride" – 3:37
"Just the Other Side of Nowhere" – 3:39
"Darby's Castle" – 3:19
"For the Good Times" – 3:25
"Duvalier's Dream" – 2:58
"Sunday Morning Comin' Down" – 4:34

Bonus tracks from the CD release:
"The Junkie and the Juicehead, Minus Me" – 3:24
"Shadows of Her Mind" – 3:13
"The Lady's Not for Sale" (Kristofferson/Cathy Pugh) – 3:27
"Come Sundown" – 2:36

[edit] Personnel (for CD re-release edition)

Kris Kristofferson – Guitar, Vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

Fred Foster – Producer, Liner Notes
Steve Mazur – Assistant Engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio – Mastering
Todd Parker – Engineer
Tommy Strong – Engineer
Bergen White – String Arrangements
John Christiana – Packaging Manager
Howard Fritzson – Art Direction
John Jackson – Product Manager
Ken Kim – Art Direction, Cover Photo
Randall Martin – Design
Al Quaglieri – Reissue Producer
Nick Shaffran – Series Consultant
Johnny Cash – Liner Notes
Billy Swan – Liner Notes

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
	Country Albums	10
	Pop Albums	43

v • d • e Kris Kristofferson
Albums: Kristofferson \| The Silver Tongued Devil and I \| Border Lord \| Jesus Was a Capricorn \| Spooky Lady's Sideshow \| Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame \| Surreal Thing \| Easter Island \| Shake Hands with the Devil \| To the Bone \| The Winning Hand (with friends) \| Music from Songwriter (with Willie Nelson) \|Repossessed \| Third World Warrior \| A Moment of Forever \| This Old Road
With Rita Coolidge: Full Moon \| Breakaway \| Natural Act — With The Highwaymen: Highwayman \| Highwayman 2 \| The Road Goes on Forever
Live: Live at the Philharmonic \| The Austin Sessions \| Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco