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The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson

~ Kris Kristofferson
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  • Audio CD (1 Jun 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B0000258CS
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,378 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Help Me Make It Through The Night
2. For The Good Times
3. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
4. Me And Bobby McGee
5. Nobody Wins
6. Why Me
7. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
8. Jody And The Kid
9. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends - Kristofferson, Kris & Rita Coolidge
10. Taker
11. Stranger
12. Help Me
13. Put It Off Until Tomorrow
14. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
15. Hello In There
16. Pligrim Chapter 33
17. From The Bottle To The Bottom
18. Somebody Nobody Knows
19. I'd Rather Be Sorry
20. Once More With Feeling
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best, 4 Nov 2005
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Excellent. Atmospheric, true to life and moving. You won't regret buying this CD.
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25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding songwriter sings with conviction, 26 Sep 2003
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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Kris was never blessed with a great singing voice but his voice is good enough on his own songs, which he sings with a conviction and honesty sometimes (but not always) lacking in cover versions by others. In that way, he may be compared with Bob Dylan, another outstanding songwriter with vocal limitations. As somebody who regards the human voice as the most important musical instrument of all, I cannot say that Kris is one of my favorite singers, but he has just enough to make me want to listen to his music every now and again. Perhaps it is the desperation with which he sings Help me make it through the night, or his attempt to find spiritual answers in Why me lord.

So on this compilation you will find his original recordings of songs that have become classics across several different genres of music, including pop, rock, country, soul, R+B and reggae. The most successful song of all is Help me make it through the night, which has charted for several different singers. Sammi Smith was first, selling two million copies in the USA, topping the country charts and reaching the top ten in the pop charts. John Holt, a fine reggae singer, took it high up the British charts. Another popular song, For the good times, was a country hit for Ray Price and a pop hit for Perry Como. Among the other singers who have been successful with his songs are Janis Joplin (Me and Bobby McGhee), Johnny Cash (Sunday morning coming down), Waylon Jennings (The taker) and Brenda Lee (Nobody wins), but this is by no means a complete list.

This collection features several duets on songs that (with one exception) Kris didn't write. Larry Gatlin joins Kris on Help me. Dolly Parton is featured on Put it off until tomorrow. Joan Baez joins Kris on a live version of Hello in there. Rita Coolidge, who recorded a couple of albums with Kris, is represented by three duets.

This, then, is a fine collection of music by an outstanding songwriter who, despite his vocal limitations, is worth an occasional listen.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson, 20 Feb 2005
Kris is a poet and it shows in every one of these songs. Listening to the warmth of his voice singing Loving Her Was Easier, the quiet desparation of Help Me and the pain in I'd Rather Be Sorry is a delight. I'm so glad I found this album
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Kristofferson
Classic Kristofferson sound.Very relaxing and easy to listen to. Recommended if you are feeling the need to relax and to recharge yourself. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Oscar

5.0 out of 5 stars Kris on his own and with Rita, Dolly & Joan
All 23 of these tracks were written or co-written by Kristofferson with the exception of Hello In There, Help Me, Put It Off Until Tomorrow and We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Pieter

3.0 out of 5 stars Kris Kristofferson
Not bad but not fantastic, great for hangovers and feelings of guilt, Kristofferson has written good songs, my preference though is seeing him with The Highwaymen.
Published 11 months ago by Peewee

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This is Kris at his melancholy best. Songs are brilliant and though not
the best of singers there is something in his voice that is so appealing and sincere when he sings.
Published 11 months ago by G. Patterson

3.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent songwriter but poor singer
Kris has written many beautiful songs and can be considered as one of
the top writers in popular music especiallly in Country. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2007 by Ronald Van Scherpenzeel

5.0 out of 5 stars Next best to having the original LPs
When i first heard this i thought what have they done?
Then after listening to it for about the 5th time i
didn't compare it to the original vinyl LPs i have! Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2003 by keithhp17

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh My God........Yes.....!!!
Hoorah for Kris. I really like track 3. It is good and I cried. It has a really good 1st and 5ths bass line which makes me want to dance. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 1999

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