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Kris Kristofferson Album: “All-Time Greatest Hits”

Kris Kristofferson Album: “All-Time Greatest Hits”
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Personnel includes: Kris Kristofferson (vocals, guitar); Rita Coolidge vocals). <p>Producers: Fred Foster, David Anderle. <p>Compilation producer: Cary E. Mansfield. <p>Recorded between 1970 and 1979. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. <p>Digitally remastered by Evren Goknar and Marty Wekser (Capitol Mastering, Los Angeles, California).
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Track Listing :
1 Me And Bobby McGee Video
2 Help Me Make It Through The Night Kris Kristofferson and Vince Gill Video
3 Casey's Last Ride Video
4 Darby's Castle Video
5 For The Good Times Matraca Berg and Kris Kristofferson Video
6 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
7 Jody And The Kid Video
8 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson and Marc Cohn Video
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10 Josie Video
11 Jesus Was A Capricorn Video
12 Nobody Wins Kris Kristofferson and Catie Curtis Video
13 Why Me
14 I'd Rather Be Sorry - (with Rita Coolidge)
15 Stranger Video
16 How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
17 Come Sundown Video
18 Once More With Feeling
Album Information :
Title: All-Time Greatest Hits
UPC:030206627428
Format:CD
Type:Performer
Genre:Country - Singer/Songwriter
Artist:Kris Kristofferson
Guest Artists:Rita Coolidge
Label:Varese Sarabande (USA)
Distributed:Universal Distribution
Release Date:2001/09/25
Original Release Year:2001
Discs:1
Mono / Stereo:Stereo
Studio / Live:Studio
hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - September 30, 2001
41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
- Fine introduction to Kristofferson�s songwriting and singing

As such a consistently successful songwriter, and a sporadically successful performer, Kristofferson's "Greatest Hits" necessarily mixes his own few chart entries with his original versions of songs made famous by the talent of others (450 and counting!). But even as Ray Stevens, Roger Miller, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Sammi Smith, and Willie Nelson took his songs up the charts, it was Kristofferson's unique lyrical voice that provided the fuel, and that lyrical voice is never heard more clearly than in his own recordings.

Among the eighteen tracks are three of Kristofferson's own hits, "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)," "Josie" and "Why Me" (his only #1 as performer). Also included are numerous roughly voiced originals of songs popularized by others. His LP debut take of "Me and Bobby McGee," shows off the weary, hobo flavor missing from Joplin's later hippies-on-the-road reading. Similarly, the cracking vocal and occasional flat note of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" reveals a desperation unmatched by the many subsequent covers.

A career as prosperous as Kristofferson's can't possibly be covered in a mere eighteen tracks. This is further complicated (on an album of the songwriter's performances) by songs he wrote but never released on his own. Early titles like "Viet Nam Blues" (Dave Dudley) and "Your Time's Comin'" (Faron Young) seem to be missing from Kristofferson's performance catalog, and though he recorded "Please Don't Tell Me How It Ends" (a hit for Ronnie Milsap), it doesn't appear here. The Grammy-winning duet with then-wife Rita Coolidge, "From the Bottle to the Bottom" is also missing, though the inclusion of "I'd Rather Be Sorry" amply shows off the power of their work together.

But discussing what's missing really misses the point. What's here are prime examples of Kristofferson's art, both as a singer and a songwriter. This disc is a great introduction to his work, and a good place to start exploring the rest of his (very much in print) catalog. What would be really nice is a companion volume collecting others' hit performances of these songs.

4-1/2 stars, if Amazon allowed fractional ratings.

M. Thomasson (San Frrancisco, CA) - July 27, 2005
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
- I Love This CD

I bought this CD for the "Lord Help Me Jesus" track (which I love), but discovered I also love many of the other tracks. I really love this CD!

K. Frog (JOE) (delhi, la.) - February 28, 2006
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- joeanna5in the know

This has to be one of the best collections of songs that KK has ever put together. I had it in an albumn, but things are now in cd's. I am glad I found it, again, and will suggest it to others who enjoy this type of music.

AnnE - September 05, 2011
- Happy

Good and Very Fast service. CD is wonderful and just like new. I will certainly order from this vendor again.

yukon "ezraaddams" (Upstate, NY) - October 05, 2007
- Kristofferson

Great music, words and don't forget the unique gravel voice that is Kristofferson's trademark. The lyrics are amazing and describe situations that all too often we all have found ourselves in. I can't believe I am just discovering this huge talent all these years later.

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