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The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album)

April 11, 2024

The Austin Sessions is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999 (see 1999 in music). It features stripped-down versions of Kristofferson's most famous material, including "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Several well-known artists contributed vocals to the album, including Steve Earle, Jackson Browne, Matraca Berg, Vince Gill, Marc Cohn, Alison Krauss, Catie Curtis and Mark Knopfler.

The Austin Sessions
Studio album by
Kris Kristofferson
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
GenreCountry
Length47:16
LabelAtlantic
ProducerFred Mollin
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Kris Kristofferson except where noted.

  1. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 4:31
  2. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" – 5:20
  3. "For the Good Times" – 3:59
  4. "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" – 3:37
  5. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 4:10
  6. "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" – 5:18
  7. "To Beat the Devil" – 4:30
  8. "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame" – 3:29
  9. "Why Me" – 2:58
  10. "Nobody Wins" – 4:05
  11. "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33" – 2:41
  12. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" – 2:38

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart performance for The Austin Sessions
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Country Albums (RPM)[2] 10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 26

References edit

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Austin Sessions at AllMusic
  2. ^ "RPM Country Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 70, no. 1. October 25, 1999 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ^ "Kris Kristofferson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.



 

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