The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album)

The Austin Sessions
Studio album by Kris Kristofferson
Released August 24, 1999
Genre Country
Length 47:16
Label Atlantic
Producer Fred Mollin
Kris Kristofferson chronology

A Moment of Forever
(1995)
The Austin Sessions
(1999)
Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco
(2003)
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The Austin Sessions is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999 (see 1999 in music). It features stripped-down versions of Kristofferson's most famous material, including "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Several well-known artists contributed vocals to the album, including Steve Earle, Jackson Browne, Matraca Berg, Vince Gill, Marc Cohn, Alison Krauss, Catie Curtis and Mark Knopfler.

Track listing

All songs written by Kris Kristofferson except where noted.

  1. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 4:31
  2. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" – 5:20
  3. "For the Good Times" – 3:59
  4. "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" – 3:37
  5. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 4:10
  6. "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" – 5:18
  7. "To Beat the Devil" – 4:30
  8. "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame" – 3:29
  9. "Why Me" – 2:58
  10. "Nobody Wins" – 4:05
  11. "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33" – 2:41
  12. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" – 2:38

Chart performance

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 26
Canadian RPM Country Albums 10

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