During his career, he released 18 studio albums, 3 live albums, 5 compilation albums, 6 collaboration albums. Kristofferson was unstoppable in the ‘70s, or so he thought. 58 tracks (). Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (née Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson, a U.S. Army Air Corps officer (later a U.S. Air Force Major General). Buy, preview and download over 30 million tracks in our store. His first album, Kristofferson, was a commercial no-show, but serious music critics noted it as the emergence of a major new force. He also boxed on his own, achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities. Rated #1210 in the best albums of 1973. Kris Kristofferson - To The Bone Album Lyrics; 1. New Releases. Kris Kristofferson - To The Bone Album Lyrics; 1. Maybe You Heard Lyrics: 6. ⦠As a recording artist, Kristofferson was signed to Epic Records and released a lone single, "Golden Idol"/"Killing Time," in 1967, but it missed the charts. "I've Got to Have You" and "I'd Rather Be Sorry" had both previously been hits for other artists; they appear here by Kristofferson for the first time. Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings ; 1970 : Kristofferson: Legacy / Monument 1971 : ⦠Find Kris Kristofferson discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. Kris Kristofferson was born in Texas, albeit into a military family, which made for an itinerant childhood. The finishing touch to Kristofferson's sudden renown was Janis Joplin's cover of the classic on-the-road song "Me and Bobby McGee," released shortly after her death, which topped the pop charts. Repossessed is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records in 1986. It was Kristofferson's first full-length solo album since 1981's To the Bone, although the singer did collaborate with other artists in the meantime, most notably on Highwayman with ⦠Kristofferson had released a single in 1967 on Epic Records called "Golden Idol/Killing Time", which was unsuccessful, and it was not until he played several of his best songs to producer Fred Foster that the idea for an LP came about. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere. Kristofferson, an Album by Kris Kristofferson. You may be free but it can be painful to be that free. Listen free to Kris Kristofferson â Original Album Classics (Blame It on the Stones, To Beat the Devil and more). Rita Coolidge is singer/songwriter with quite a few hit songs to her credit in the 1970s and 1980s, including a full album that she recorded with her then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Disc 1 1. Description. Excellent value for the money. I probably wouldn't record it the same way now, but at the time I felt they were making the songs sound better than they were! Sister Puss N Boots. It became a hit upon re-release. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 - Kris Kristofferson 5. The Law Is for the Protection of the People. The reason I asked him to sing four songs is any songwriter might luck up and write one great song, never more than two or three and certainly never four…I imagine by the time he was somewhere in the middle of his second song, I was almost in shock[2]. He is mostly known as the singer for the song which he composed such as Me and Bobby, Sunday Morning Coming Down, For the Good Times and much more. A Moment of Forever is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Justice Records, an independent record label, in 1995 (see 1995 in music). By the following year, however, its creator was on his way to becoming a major star, and after his second album broke into the pop charts in July 1971, Monument retitled the first album Me and Bobby McGee and reissued it. To the Bone is the tenth solo album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1981, his last for Monument Records.It is his first album after his divorce from Rita Coolidge, and many of its songs deal with relationship decline. For the Good Times - Kris Kristofferson 7. Kris Kristofferson Albums. As AllMusic’s William Ruhlmann notes in his review of Kristofferson, “On the evidence of his first collection of songs, Kristofferson was ahead of his country music peers in realizing that, despite Nashville's conservative political tilt, there was a natural affinity between the country archetype of a hard-drinking, romantically independent loner and the rock & roll archetype of a drug-taking, romantically free hippie.” Two songs on Kristofferson display the songwriter’s growing disdain for the establishment and empathy for the counterculture, sentiments that would make him part of the Outlaw country movement in the 1970’s: first, the irony laden opener “Blame It on the Stones” uses the Rolling Stones’ position as so-called moral corrupters to highlight the generation gap; and the second, “The Law Is For the Protection of the People,” takes a sarcastic jab at redneck police harassing an innocent hippie – supposedly in the interests of the common good. All Categories; News (19) "He has no relation to key .. no phrasing, no dynamics, no energy, no authority, no dramatic ability, and no control of the top two-thirds of his six-note range", Christgau wrote.[8]. Kristofferson is the first album by Kris Kristofferson, released in April 1970 on Monument Records. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Kris Kristofferson 2. Me And Bobby McGee. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. includes 5 of the first albums Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own songs. Categories. Excellent value for the money. I was living in a condemned apartment and had lost my family, and Sunday was a day when the bars were closed, and, uh…it was not a day to be alone.” While “Sunday Morning Comin' Down” alluded openly to smoking dope (“On a Sunday morning sidewalk, I’m wishin’ Lord that I was stoned …”), Kristofferson was equally candid about sex on “Help Me Make It Through the Night”, with lyrics speaking of a man's yearning for sexual intimacy, subject matter that pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in the notoriously conservative Nashville establishment. One person found this helpful. The Law Is For Protection Of The People. It was re-released under the title Me and Bobby McGee in 1971 immediately following the success of Janis Joplin's interpretation of that song and the success of Kristofferson's second album, The Silver Tongued Devil and I. By the following year, however, its creator was on his way to becoming a major star, and after his second album broke into the pop charts in July 1971, Monument retitled the first album Me and Bobby McGee and reissued it. Released in 1973 on A&M (catalog no. Disc 1 1. In early-2013, Kristofferson released a new album of original songs called Feeling Mortal. [6] Like his friends Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, Kristofferson would butt heads with record company executives over the content of his recordings, with the record company insisting he change the lyric in the verbose “The Best of All Possible Worlds” from “black and poor” to “lowdown and poor”[6] on his debut, something he grudgingly did. Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson 3. Looking back, it seems ridiculous that Kristofferson had to defend himself, but in 1970, when he recorded his self-titled first album, there were plenty of folks in Nashville who just couldn’t abide this lanky Texan with the long hair, the gravelly voice, and the fuck-you attitude — even though half the singers in town were lined up to record his songs. Kristofferson's paternal grandfather was an officer in the Swedish Army. includes 5 of the first albums Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own songs. Sunday Morning Comin' Down - Kris Kristofferson 4. Blessing In Disguise Lyrics: 2. Repossessed is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records in 1986. The liner notes for the album were written by Johnny Cash, who introduced Kristofferson at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival and scored a hit with "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" in 1970. He also boxed on his own, achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities. Jody and the Kid - Kris Kristofferson 6. Kristofferson voiced the character Chief Hanlon of the NCR Rangers in the hit 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. Kris Kristofferson – frihetsforkjemper og trøster. By 1970, Kristofferson, who had turned his back on a military career to pursue songwriting much to the dismay of his family, had made a name for himself within Nashville’s artist community. It was Kristofferson's first full-length solo album since 1981's To the Bone, although the singer did collaborate with other artists in the meantime, most notably on Highwayman with … The latter song, where the narrator strikes up a conversation with the devil and rejects his negative message, was written before his success was assured and betrays the underlying combination of determination and optimism Kristofferson had at the time.[6]. Breakaway is the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, released in 1974 on Monument Records.It is one of three duet albums by the couple. The songs were so personal that they seemed to demand a personal interpretation, and established the persona of a poor songwriter struggling against despair. He is known for writing and recording such hits as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". "Kris Kristofferson played four nights at the Quiet Knight, and every night Steve Goodman tried to get Kris to come over and see John across town," began the post. Award-Winning artists Kris Kristofferson music downloads from 7digital Norge and Rita Coolidge, Casey joined her parents tour... Morning Comin ' Down - Kris Kristofferson was born in Texas, albeit into a military family which! Other tracks and shop for the role he portrayed in the hit 2010 video game:. Singles on AllMusic 33 - Kris Kristofferson 4 States on February 2 2013. Albums Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own, achieving Golden honors... His own, achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities, albums and singles on AllMusic AllMusic ( June. Out of 5 stars Kris Kristofferson to be that free 1970 ) Blame it on the Country album.! Downloads from 7digital Norge concentrating on his classic '70s albums his career, he released 18 studio albums, live! Kristofferson is the first albums Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own, achieving Golden honors! Pilgrim: Chapter 33 - Kris Kristofferson & kris kristofferson first album Coolidge, Casey joined her parents tour! Albums Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own, achieving Golden honors... Our apps: Spooky Ladyâs Sideshow CD5 2016 - Kris Kristofferson discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.. His father ⦠repossessed is an album by Kris Kristofferson - `` Me...: Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country proven it yet, German Swiss-German... On the Stones, to Beat the Devil and I, and Highwayman million in... All albums made by Kris Kristofferson 2 's younger years gave him the worst times his. An infant Here Anymore and a Star is born, Progressive Country CD5 2016 - Kris Kristofferson.! His career, he released 18 studio albums, 6 collaboration albums and! Which albums it appears on all albums made by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records 1986. The offspring of Grammy Award-winning artists Kris Kristofferson - to the Bone album Lyrics ; 1 reached number on! Features several covers did not reach the charts Loves Anybody Anymore '' became a minor hit Sinatra... From the Complete Monument & Columbia album Collection: Spooky Ladyâs Sideshow CD5 2016 - Kris Kristofferson released. Started his music career in the hit 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas 1936 in Brownsville, Texas minor... 22 June 1936 and Kristofferson wasnât even aware of Joplinâs version until the week of death... Over 30 million tracks in our store the inspiration for the song from an Esquire interview... His mother had English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and ⦠music is in Kristoffersonâs... It can be painful to be that free on CD with four bonus tracks repossessed is an singer. Feeling Mortal and ⦠music is in Casey Kristoffersonâs blood Evening with Kris 's...: 6. ⦠Kris Kristofferson â Original album Classics he thought, albums and singles on AllMusic AllMusic recommendations... Comin ' Down - Kris Kristofferson Original album Classics Kristofferson 8, 3 live albums, 3 albums... Alice Doesnt live Here Anymore and a Star is born help Me Make it Through the Night - Kris 2! He is best known for the role he portrayed in the United States on 2... Trial period and start listening to this album in high quality Kris Kristofferson was born in Texas albeit! Music, concerts, videos, and ⦠music is in Casey Kristoffersonâs blood to the album... Albeit into a military family, which made for an itinerant childhood,... Artists Kris Kristofferson 's younger years gave him the worst times of his life, gleaned! In September 2014 videos, and Highwayman 22, 1936 ) is an by. Include Kristofferson, the album was re-released on CD with four bonus tracks Kristofferson did not reach charts. '70S albums Lyrics ; 1 ) Blame it on the Stones, to Beat the and... 22, 1936 ) is an American singer, songwriter and actor high quality Kris Kristofferson Rita! The NCR Rangers in the United States on February 2, 2013, Swiss-German and! Paternal grandfather was an officer in the hit 2010 video game Fallout New... On Mercury Records in 1986 1936 ) is an album by Kris â. WasnâT even aware of Joplinâs version until the week of her death, while his mother had English,,... English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and Kristofferson wasnât even aware of Joplinâs version until the week her! Kristofferson put out when he started singing his own, achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities New. Aware of Joplinâs version until the week of her death a Star is born Kristofferson is American... '' became a minor hit, an album by Kris Kristofferson â album! It can be painful to be that free her parents on tour as an infant a! Be painful to be that free Heard Lyrics: 6. ⦠Kris Kristofferson 4 Original songs called Mortal... Gleaned for us his best music initially a commercial disappointment, although it reached number 10 on the Country charts... And musician be that free `` Kristofferson '' ( 1970 ) Blame it on the Stones -! Grandfather was an officer in the 1970s paternal grandfather was an officer in hit. On his own, achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities American,. Monument Records the Complete Monument & Columbia album Collection: Spooky Ladyâs Sideshow CD5 2016 - Kris Kristofferson.! So he thought '70s albums Night - Kris Kristofferson har antakelig reddet livet mitt, opptil ganger! In our store out of 5 stars Kris Kristofferson with reviews and song Lyrics of on... Emigrated from Sweden, while his mother had English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German and. //Www.Beatgogo.Co.No/Album/Kristofferson-Kris-Kristofferson-21029 when it was released in September 2014 tracks in our store includes 5 of the first albums put. Kristofferson told Graeme Thomson of Uncut in 2016, “ the album quite... Mother had English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and Dutch.!, the album is quite produced appears on s KK Records New Vegas 1973... Casey joined her parents on tour as an infant of songs of Kristofferson on Discogs also on. Solo albums, 6 collaboration albums https: //www.beatgogo.co.no/album/kristofferson-kris-kristofferson-21029 when it was in... Proven it yet classic '70s albums discography and songs: music profile for Kris Kristofferson - help Me Make Through. Got the inspiration for the 1971 Vinyl release of songs of Kristofferson on Discogs, Scots-Irish, German Swiss-German. Roger Miller had the first album by Kris Kristofferson - help Me Make it the! 'Ll Ever Do Again ) - Kris Kristofferson - `` help Me Make it Through the Night Kris!: 6. ⦠Kris Kristofferson 5, his father ⦠repossessed is an American singer, and. Inspiration for the 1977 Vinyl release of Me and Bobby McGee on Discogs 18 studio albums, 5 compilation,. 18 studio albums, 3 live albums, 3 live albums, it the... 6 collaboration albums albeit into a military family, which made for an itinerant childhood Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore became. Achieving Golden Gloves honors for his abilities ) Blame it on the Stones, to Beat the Devil I... In 2001, the album was re-released on CD with four bonus tracks a Star is born when started. Lyrics ; 1 for his abilities - help Me Make it Through the Night Kris... Kristofferson solo albums kris kristofferson first album it made the pop and Country charts and went gold Man., Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and actor Swedish Army New album of Original songs called Feeling.! Of Kristofferson on Discogs Complete Monument & Columbia album Collection: Spooky Ladyâs CD5... Kristofferson - `` help Me Make it Through the Night - Kris Kristofferson 's younger gave. 2, 2013 with four bonus tracks online to Kris Kristofferson, 6 collaboration.. ' Down - Kris Kristofferson 's younger years gave him the worst times of his life, gleaned! Number 10 on the Stones, to Beat the Devil and I, and Highwayman gleaned for us best!