Sings Kristofferson

1979 studio album by Willie Nelson

Sings Kristofferson

Studio album by

Willie Nelson

Released| October 1979
Genre| Country
Length| 42:26
Label| Columbia
Producer| Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
| Stardust
(1978)  | Sings Kristofferson
(1979)  | Pretty Paper
(1979)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| B−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [3]

Sings Kristofferson is a studio album recorded by Willie Nelson in 1979 consisting of covers of Kris Kristofferson songs. It reached No. 5 on the US Country albums chart, No. 42 on the US Pop albums charts, and was certified gold in Canada and platinum in the US.[citation needed]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Kris Kristofferson; except Track 1 where it was composed by Fred Foster, Kristofferson

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Me and Bobby McGee"| 5:40
2.| "Help Me Make It Through the Night"| 3:57
3.| "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"| 3:33
4.| "Why Me"| 3:52
5.| "For the Good Times"| 5:24
6.| "You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)"| 3:54
7.| "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"| 5:50
8.| "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"| 7:02
9.| "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"| 2:48
Total length:| 42:26

## Personnel

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* Willie Nelson – lead vocals, guitar
* Jody Payne – guitar
* Bobbie Nelson – piano
* Rex Ludwick – drums
* Paul English – drums
* Bee Spears – bass guitar
* Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
* Mickey Raphael – harmonica
* Jerry Reed – electric guitar on "You Show Me Yours"
* Grady Martin – electric guitar on You Show Me Yours," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
* Albert Lee – electric guitar on "The Pilgrim"
* Booker T. Jones – organ on "Why Me"
* Kris Kristofferson – backing vocals

Technical

* Bradley Hartman, Harold Lee – engineer
* Norman Seeff – photography

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1979)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Albums (RPM)  | 64
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)  | 1
US Billboard 200[4] | 42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 5

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1980)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 23

## References

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1. ^ "Sings Kristofferson Review by Jim Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 499.
4. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
5. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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Studio albums|

| 1960s|

* ...And Then I Wrote
* Here's Willie Nelson
* Country Willie: His Own Songs
* Country Favorites – Willie Nelson Style
* Make Way for Willie Nelson
* The Party's Over
* Texas in My Soul
* Good Times
* My Own Peculiar Way

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1970s|

* Both Sides Now
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* Yesterday's Wine
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* The Willie Way
* Shotgun Willie
* Phases and Stages
* Red Headed Stranger
* The Sound in Your Mind
* The Troublemaker
* To Lefty from Willie
* Waylon & Willie
* Stardust
* One for the Road
* Sings Kristofferson
* Pretty Paper
* The Electric Horseman

1980s|

* San Antonio Rose
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* Family Bible
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* WWII
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1990s|

* Born for Trouble
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2000s|

* Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer)
* Milk Cow Blues
* Rainbow Connection
* The Great Divide
* Nacogdoches
* It Always Will Be
* Countryman
* You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
* Songbird
* Last of the Breed
* Moment of Forever
* Willie and the Wheel
* American Classic

2010s|

* Country Music
* Remember Me, Vol. 1
* Heroes
* Let's Face the Music and Dance
* To All the Girls...
* Band of Brothers
* December Day
* Django and Jimmie
* Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
* For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price
* God's Problem Child
* Willie Nelson and the Boys
* Last Man Standing
* My Way
* Ride Me Back Home

2020s|

* First Rose of Spring
* That's Life
* The Willie Nelson Family
* A Beautiful Time
* I Don't Know a Thing About Love
* Bluegrass
* The Border
* Last Leaf on the Tree

Live albums|

* Country Music Concert
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* VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
* All of Me – Live in Concert
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* Live and in'
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* Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia
* Two Men with the Blues
* Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles

Compilations|

* Columbus Stockade Blues
* Country Winners
* The Best of Willie Nelson
* Spotlight on Willie Nelson
* Country Willie
* What Can You Do to Me Now
* The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends
* Willie – Before His Time
* Face of a Fighter
* There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
* Sweet Memories
* Always
* Willie Nelson: His Very Best
* Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
* The Minstrel Man
* The Best of Willie Nelson
* 20 of the Best
* Collector's Series
* Half Nelson
* Love Songs
* Yours Always
* The Hungry Years
* Any Old Arms Won't Do
* Super Hits
* Super Hits, Volume 2
* Revolutions of Time...The Journey 1975/1993
* Willie Standard Time
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Good Ol' Country Singin'
* All the Songs I've Loved Before: 40 Unforgettable Songs
* Crazy: The Demo Sessions
* The Essential Willie Nelson
* Songs
* 16 Biggest Hits, Volume II
* One Hell of a Ride
* Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
* Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson
* Naked Willie
* Lost Highway

Books|

* Willie: An Autobiography
* The Facts of Life: And Other Dirty Jokes
* Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road
* It's a Long Story: My Life
* Pretty Paper

Related articles|

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* National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
* Come and Toke It
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Kris Kristofferson

* Discography
* Filmography

Albums|

* Kristofferson
* The Silver Tongued Devil and I
* Border Lord
* Jesus Was a Capricorn
* Spooky Lady's Sideshow
* Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame
* Surreal Thing
* A Star Is Born
* Easter Island
* Shake Hands with the Devil
* To the Bone
* The Winning Hand
* Music from Songwriter
* Repossessed
* Third World Warrior
* A Moment of Forever
* The Austin Sessions
* This Old Road
* Closer to the Bone
* The Cedar Creek Sessions

With Rita Coolidge|

* Full Moon
* Breakaway
* Natural Act

Live|

* Live at the Philharmonic
* Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco

Compilation albums|

* Songs of Kristofferson
* The Essential Kris Kristofferson
* Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos
* The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection

Songs|

* "For the Good Times"
* "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
* "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
* "Why Me"
* "Me and Bobby McGee"
* "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
* "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
* "Nobody Wins"
* "Loving Arms"
* "Lover Please"
* "They Killed Him"
* "The Heart"
* "One Day at a Time"

See also|

* The Highwaymen
* Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson

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