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The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson |  | Artist: Kris Kristofferson
Label: Sony Budget
Category: Music
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 8148
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099749418820
ASIN: B0000258CS
Release Date: May 31, 1999
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Help Me Make It Through The Night | | • | For The Good Times | | • | Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) | | • | Me And Bobby McGee | | • | Nobody Wins | | • | Why Me | | • | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | | • | Jody And The Kid | | • | Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends - Kristofferson, Kris Rita Coolidge | | • | Taker | | • | Stranger | | • | Help Me | | • | Put It Off Until Tomorrow | | • | Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) | | • | Hello In There | | • | Pligrim Chapter 33 | | • | From The Bottle To The Bottom | | • | Somebody Nobody Knows | | • | I'd Rather Be Sorry | | • | Once More With Feeling | | • | We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds | | • | Come Sundown | | • | Kiss The World Goodbye |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Simply the best November 4, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Excellent. Atmospheric, true to life and moving. You won#x27;t regret buying this CD.
Outstanding songwriter sings with conviction September 26, 2003
Peter Durward Harris (Leicester England)
24 out of 29 found this review helpful
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.pSo 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.pThis 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.pThis, then, is a fine collection of music by an outstanding songwriter who, despite his vocal limitations, is worth an occasional listen.
The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson February 20, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
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
Next best to having the original LPs November 28, 2003
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
When i first heard this i thought what have they done?brThen after listening to it for about the 5th time i brdidn't compare it to the original vinyl LPs i have!brI really liked it Jody and the kid great song andbrSunday morning coming down and Pilgrim 33 i just keptbrlistening when it finished i thought this is great! brwould never be as good as the vinyl but close enoughbrfor me! and i say buy it! play it a few times and youbrwon't be disappointed.
Oh My God........Yes.....!!! October 31, 1999
6 out of 19 found this review helpful
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. Track 6 is a lovely rendition of an old favourite and brings back fond memories of my time in Afghnistan where I first fell in love.
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