The Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Me and Bobby Gee
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson4:14
2Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine)
recording of:
Jesus Was a Capricorn
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson2:25
3Josie
recording of:
Josie
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:11
4Lover Please
recording of:
Lover Please
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
Kris Kristofferson feat. Rita Coolidge3:02
5Prove It to You One More Time Again
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
recording of:
Prove It to You One More Time Again (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson2:43
6Jesse Younger
recording of:
Jesse Younger
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson2:35
7Easy, Come On
recording of:
Easy, Come On
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:28
8I May Smoke Too Much
recording of:
I May Smoke Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:06
9Late John Garfield Blues (live)
live cover recording of:
Late John Garfield Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
Kris Kristofferson2:35
10If You Don’t Like Hank Williams
recording of:
If You Don’t Like Hank Williams
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:30
11Sunday Morning Comin’ Down
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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
12Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
recording of:
Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Billy Swan
Kris Kristofferson3:06
13Forever in Your Love
recording of:
Forever in Your Love
writer:
Stephen Bruton, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley
Kris Kristofferson3:15
14When I Loved Her
recording of:
When I Loved Her
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:01
15The Best of All Possible Worlds
recording of:
The Best of All Possible Worlds
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson2:59
16The 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 Kristofferson3:13
▼ CD 2
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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
2:16
2Why 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.
3:27
3The Silver-Tongued Devil and I
recording of:
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
4:17
4For 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)
3:24
5Killing Time
recording of:
Killing Time
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:39
6Casey’s Last Ride
recording of:
Casey’s Last Ride
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:36
7Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame
recording of:
Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:33
8Magdalene
recording of:
Magdalene
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:42
9Enough for You
recording of:
Enough for You
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
3:06
10Fallen Angel
recording of:
Fallen Angel (Kris Kristofferson)
writer:
Stephen Bruton, Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley
4:11
11Shake Hands With the Devil
recording of:
Shake Hands With the Devil
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:26
12Just the Other Side of Nowhere
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Just the Other Side of Nowhere (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:38
13Easter Island
recording of:
Easter Island
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley
3:41
14Late Again (Gettin’ Over You)
recording of:
Late Again (Gettin' Over You)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:31
15Somebody Nobody Knows
recording of:
Somebody Nobody Knows
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:37
16Stranger
recording of:
Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:05
▼ CD 3
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1Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
cover recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:44
2The Pilgrim - Chapter 33
recording of:
The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:11
3Jody and the Kid
recording of:
Jody and the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:04
4Rain
recording of:
Rain
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
3:41
5Lucky in Love
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1979)
recording of:
Lucky in Love (in 1979)
writer:
Stephen Bruton, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley
publisher:
Jody Ray Publishing Co. and Resaca Music Publishing Co.
2:40
6It’s Never Gonna Be the Same Again
recording of:
It’s Never Gonna Be the Same Again
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:54
7Sugar Man
recording of:
Sugar Man
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
4:00
8Silver (The Hunger)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Silver (The Hunger)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
8:13
9Kiss the World Goodbye
recording of:
Kiss the World Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:03
10Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
recording of:
Breakdown (A Long Way From Home) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
2:43
11Stairway to the Bottom
recording of:
Stairway to the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:24
12Out of Mind, Out of Sight
recording of:
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
writer:
Stephen Bruton and Kris Kristofferson
2:58
13To Beat the Devil
recording of:
To Beat the Devil
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
4:41
14Nobody 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.
3:07
15Burden of Freedom
recording of:
Burden of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:21
16The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall)
recording of:
The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall)
writer:
Stephen Bruton, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Utley
publisher:
Jody Ray Publishing Co. and Resaca Music Publishing Co.
3:30