The Silver Tongued Devil and I

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The Silver Tongued Devel and I

Studio album by Kris Kristofferson
Released	1971
Genre	Country
Length	32:49
Label	Monument
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Kris Kristofferson chronology
Kristofferson (1971)	Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971)	Border Lord (1972)

The Silver Tongued Devil and I is the second album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1971 on Monument Records. In the spoken word intro to "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33," Kristofferson says he wrote the song about various celebrities. Two of those mentioned, Johnny Cash and Dennis Hopper later performed the song on "The Johnny Cash Show."

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Additional personnel
3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as noted

"The Silver Tongued Devil and I" – 4:18
"Jody and the Kid" – 3:06
"Billy Dee" – 2:57
"Good Christian Soldier" (Bobby Bare/Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:22
"Breakdown (A Long Way from Home)" – 2:44
"Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" – 3:47
"The Taker" (Kristofferson/Shel Silverstein) – 3:16
"When I Loved Her" – 3:03
"The Pilgrim, Chapter 33" – 3:12
"Epitaph (Black and Blue)" (Donnie Fritts/Kristofferson) – 3:23

[edit] Personnel

Kris Kristofferson – Guitar, Vocals
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook, Chris Gantry – guitar
Norbert Putman, Bobby Dyson, Billy Swan – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
David Briggs, Donnie Fritts – keyboards
Norman Blake – dobro
Charlie McCoy – harmonica/vibes/trumpet
Farrell Morris – percussion
Billy Swan, Donnie Fritts, Rita Coolidge – vocals
Arrangements by Bergen White

[edit] Additional personnel

Fred Foster – Producer
Gene Eichelberger – Engineer
Tommy Strong – Engineer
Mort Thomasson – Engineer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
	Country Albums	4
	Pop Albums	21

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
	"Loving Her Was Easier"	Country Singles	4
	"Loving Her Was Easier"	Pop Singles	26

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