The Very Best Of

~ Release by Kris Kristofferson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Help Me Make It Through the Night
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Kris Kristofferson2:24
2For the Good Times
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
cover recording of:
For the Good Times (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Kris Kristofferson3:25
3Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1972-04-25)
cover recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
live recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (on 1972-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:47
4Me and Bobby McGee
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
live recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson4:16
5Nobody Wins
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Nobody Wins (Kris Kristofferson) (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music and Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson3:08
6Why Me
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1972-07-08) and Farrell Morris (on 1972-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Ken Buttery (on 1972-07-08)
guitar:
James Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-07-08), Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-07-08) and Bill Justis (on 1972-07-13)
keyboard:
Bobby R. Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1972-07-08) and Michael E. Utley (on 1972-07-08)
strings:
Brenton Banks (on 1972-07-13), Carl Joseph Gorodetzky (on 1972-07-13), David Darling (cellist) (on 1972-07-13), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician) (on 1972-07-13), Lillian Hunt (on 1972-07-13), Sheldon Kurland (on 1972-07-13) and Steven Maxwell Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (on 1972-07-13)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1972-07-08) and Larry Gatlin (on 1972-07-08)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (on 1972-07-08)
recording of:
Why Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson3:28
7Sunday Morning Coming Down
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 476)
cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson4:32
8Jody & the Kid
recording of:
Jody and the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:06
9Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
performer:
Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Kris Kristofferson feat. Rita Coolidge2:23
10The Taker
producer:
Fred Foster
guest vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Taker
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Kris Kristofferson3:15
11Stranger
recording of:
Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:09
12Help Me
vocals:
Larry Gatlin and Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Help Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
publisher:
First Generation Music
Kris Kristofferson3:24
13Put It Off Until Tomorrow
performer:
Dolly Parton
recording of:
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
writer:
Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
cover recording of:
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
writer:
Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
Kris Kristofferson feat. Dolly Parton32:27
14Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
recording of:
Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson2:44
15Hello in There (live)
performer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
live recording of:
Hello in There
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (ended), Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc., Walden Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Kris Kristofferson feat. Joan Baez3:32
16The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
recording of:
The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:12
17From the Bottle to the Bottom
recording of:
From the Bottle to the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:00
18Somebody Nobody Knows
recording of:
Somebody Nobody Knows
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:37
19I’d Rather Be Sorry
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals and performer:
Rita Coolidge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
I'd Rather Be Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
I'd Rather Be Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson feat. Rita Coolidge43:11
20Once More With Feeling
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
recording of:
Once More With Feeling (in 1979)
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
cover recording of:
Once More With Feeling
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Kris Kristofferson2:51
21We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Fred Foster
performer:
Rita Coolidge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
Kris Kristofferson feat. Rita Coolidge33:19
22Come Sundown
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
cover recording of:
Come Sundown (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:41
23Kiss the World Goodbye
cover recording of:
Kiss the World Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Kiss the World Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:06