Songs of Kristofferson

Songs of Kristofferson
Compilation album by Kris Kristofferson
Released	1977
Genre	Country
Label	Monument
Producer	Fred Foster, David Anderle
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Surreal Thing (1976) Songs of Kristofferson (1977) Easter Island (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C[2]

Songs of Kristofferson is a best-of compilation album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1977, after he had become more well known as a movie star than as a singer-songwriter. It includes tracks from his albums Kristofferson, The Silver Tongued Devil and I, Jesus Was a Capricorn, Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame and Surreal Thing. The album was re-released on CD in 1990.^[3]

The original LP sleeve featured liner notes by longtime Village Voice critic Nat Hentoff.

Track listing

All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as indicated.

Side one

1. "The Silver-Tongued Devil"
2. "Loving Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
3. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson, Fred Foster)
4. "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
5. "For the Good Times"
6. "Sunday Morning Comin' Down"

Side two

1. "You Show Me Yours (and I'll Show You Mine)"
2. "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 (Hang In, Hopper)"
3. "Stranger"
4. "I Got a Life of My Own"
5. "Why Me"
6. "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame"

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Songs of Kristofferson - Kris Kristofferson". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. p. 218. ISBN 0899190251. Lay summary – Review was reprinted at Christgau's website (April 14, 2013).
3. http://www.discogs.com/master/view/219387