| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00074646499221 | | Release Date: 3/2/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 60626767 | | Item#: MV7W7H | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down ~ Kris Kristofferson |  | | 2. To Beat The Devil ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 3. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 4. Me And Bobby McGee ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 5. Best Of All Possible Worlds, The ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 6. Casey's Last Ride ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 7. Help Me Make It Through The Night ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 8. Darby's Castle ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 9. Jody And The Kid ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 10. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 11. For The Good Times ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 12. Come Sundown ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 13. From The Bottle To The Bottom ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 14. Billy Dee ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 15. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 16. Silver Tongued Devil And I, The ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 17. Taker, The ~ Kris Kristofferson | | | 18. Pilgrim: Chapter 33, The ~ Kris Kristofferson | |
(C) riginally Recorded 1969, 1970, 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT/ (P) 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985 SONY BM
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Kris Kristofferson (vocals, guitar); Steve Burton, Fred Carter Jr., Johnny Christopher, James Colvard, Ray Edenton, Chris Gantry, Mac Gayden, Steve Gibson, Jerry Kennedy, Mark Knopfler, Dennis Linde, Grady Martin, Jerry McGee, Wayne Moss, Jerry Shook, Billy Swan, Fred Tackett, John "Bucky" Wilkin, Chip Youn (guitar); Peter Drake, Paul Franklin, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); David Briggs, Glen Clark (keboards); Dennis Belfield (bass); Kenny Buttrey (drums); Bobbye Hall (percussion). | | Producers includes: Fred Foster, David Anderle, Nancy Carlen, Dennis Linde, Norbert Putam. | | Compilation producer: Gregg Geller. | | Recorded between 1969 & 1985. Includes liner notes by Jim Bessman. | | Drunkards, free spirits, wayward travelers, and lady-killers populate the songs of Kris Kristofferson, who was a wandering soul himself before becoming a professional musician. Always one to appeal to country and rock fans alike, Kristofferson is a songwriter's songwriter, as illustrated by this double-disc collection. The first disc is primarily comprised of nine tracks from his landmark 1970 debut, KRISTOFFERSON, and seven cuts from 1971's equally strong THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I. These include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "For the Good Times"--all hits for other artists, though Kristofferson's weathered, raspy versions feel definitive. | | Disc two culls tracks from more varied sources, though a mere five of 19 go beyond 1979. It opens with 1972?s narcotic "Border Lord," and continues through four tracks from 1972's JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN (including "I'd Rather Be Sorry," a duet with his then-wife, Rita Coolidge), "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (with Willie Nelson, from the 1986 film SONGWRITER), and a 1985 cut from the country supergroup Highwaymen (with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings). A strong collection for the true fan, or a fantastic intro for the uninitiated, ESSENTIAL is a concise overview of this groundbreaking songwriter's work. |
| | Artist Overview | | In the 1970s, Kris Kristofferson changed the direction of Nashville with his poetic, irreverent songs. Influenced by rock, unafraid to write about carnal pleasures, and a dyed-in-the-wool rebel, he fit right in with the blossoming "outlaw country" aesthetic. Kristofferson was much more successful as a songwriter than as a performer, and his songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, and countless others. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/02/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 64992 | | Label : Legacy Recordings | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Mixed | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00074646499221 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Q (p.134)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "One of the most insightful country writers of the '70s..."Uncut (p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e brought an outsider's perspective to Music City's staid conservatism that drew from the confessional folk of Fred Neil and the freewheelin' narrative of Dylan." Mojo (Publisher)
(2/04, p.114)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[G]athering the best of his '70s solo sides and making a persuasive case for him as one of country's great storytellers." |
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