Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson

Tracklist:

01.Blame It On The Stones
02.To Beat The Devil
03.Me And Bobby McGee
04.The Best Of All Possible Worlds
05.Help Me Make It Through The Night
06.The Law Is For Protection Of The People
07.Casey's Last Ride
08.Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
09.Darby's Castle
10.For The Good Times
11.Duvalier's Dream
12.Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

Country icon Kris Kristofferson released his debut album Kristofferson in 1970, marking the belated start of what would turn out to be a long and illustrious recording career. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style. Lyrically, he was very politically aware, further distinguishing himself from other country acts.

Many of his early songs were written by Kristofferson while on a side job flying workers to and from oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, which he would then pitch in his time off. Via June Carter he attempted to reach her partner Johnny Cash, who later invited Kristofferson to join him at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival. Following this performance, Fred Foster of Monument Records signed him as a songwriter and recording artist and the rest is history.

Kristofferson is available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl and comes in a deluxe, heavy duty sleeve featuring liner notes by Johnny Cash.