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"Why Me" was Kristofferson's lone major country hit as a solo recording artist, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1973. [4] The song peaked only at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had at that time one of the longer runs (19 weeks) in the top 40 [1] and the most chart reversals (6) in one run on the Hot 100.
Coolidge had contributed vocals to Kristofferson's previous two albums, including two duets on Jesus Was a Capricorn. At the time Kristofferson was the bigger star, [1] having just topped the country charts with the gospel song "Why Me," and topped the country album charts with its parent album Jesus Was a Capricorn.
The track that established Kristofferson as one of the most in-demand songwriters of his generation, “For the Good Times” has been the subject of countless interpretations by Bill Nash, Perry ...
Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style.
"For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in June 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a #1 hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while ...
More than 50 years ago, Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar equally drawn to the words of William Blake and Hank Williams, helped usher in a new era of country songs, and country songwriters
All tracks written by Kris Kristofferson except where noted. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 4:31 "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" – 5:20 "For the Good Times" – 3:59 "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" – 3:37 "Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 4:10 "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" – 5:18
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 .