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Kristofferson recorded the song on his 1971 album for Monument Records, The Silver Tongued Devil and I. [1] [2] Kristofferson's rendition of the song was not promoted to country music radio. It reached 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 4 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. [3]
[2] [3] Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge's version was released as a single in late 1973, and became a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit in the spring of 1974. [4] [5] The song first appeared on their 1973 duet album Full Moon. Elvis Presley's version was first released on his 1974 album Good Times.
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.
Third World Warrior is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records in 1990 (see 1990 in music).It is a concept album composed of topical songs on politics, primarily expressing left-wing support.
"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 ...
Border Lord was released in February 1972 but failed to achieve the success its predecessors had. At the time of its release, Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone was unkind, charging that Kristofferson was “a fast-livin’, hard lovin’ dude who has just enough time between ballin’ and brawlin’ to jot down a tune or two.
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