Border Lord (Remaster) Kris Kristofferson

• 1 Josie 03:10
• 2 Burden of Freedom 03:20
• 3 Stagger Mountain Tragedy 02:52
• 4 Border Lord 03:37
• 5 Somebody Nobody Knows 03:35
• 6 Little Girl Lost 03:08
• 7 Smokey Put the Sweat On Me 03:08
• 8 When She's Wrong 04:46
• 9 Gettin' By, High and Strange 02:35
• 10 Kiss the World Goodbye 03:02
• Total Runtime 33:13

Info for Border Lord (Remaster)

Border Lord was a crucial album for Kris Kristofferson. After five years of scuffling in Nashville, he had broken through in 1970-1971 largely because of a series of song hits recorded by others, though his first two albums, Kristofferson (aka Me and Bobby McGee) and The Silver Tongued Devil and I had enjoyed healthy sales, the latter even spawning a Top 40 pop hit in 'Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again).' But he needed to consolidate that success and even increase it, especially as a recording artist.

„When this was first released in 1972, Kris Kristofferson was one of the most popular young songwriters in the country, having written hits for Janis Joplin ('Me and Bobby McGee'), Sammi Smith ('Help Me Make It Through the Night'), and Johnny Cash ('Sunday Morning Coming Down'). Those songs don't appear here, but 'Josie,' 'Kiss the World Goodbye,' and 'Somebody Nobody Knows' are almost as good. Kristofferson is backed by a capable band of Nashville cats (including Pete Drake, Donnie Fritts, and Kenny Buttrey), and his gruff singing--often a dubious proposition--is fairly palatable this time around. Kristofferson fans shouldn't be without this one.“ (Dan Epstein, AMG)

Kris Kristofferson, vocals, guitar
Rita Coolidge, vocals
Pete Drake, steel guitar
Donnie Fritts, keyboards, background vocals
Dennis Linde, guitar
Billy Swan, bass, background vocals
Stephen Bruton, guitar, background vocals
Kenneth A. Buttrey, drums
Jerry Carrigan, drums
Tommy Jackson, fiddle
Jerry Kennedy, guitar
Farrell Morris, percussion Terry Paul, bass, background vocals
Jerry Shook, guitar
Benny Whitehead, background vocals
John 'Bucky' Wilkin, guitar
Charlie McCoy, harmonica, keyboards

Engineered by Tommy Strong, Mort Thomasson, Lou Bradley
Produced by Fred Foster

Digitally remastered

Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson
(born June 22, 1936) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former soldier. He is known for writing and recording such hits as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson is the sole writer of most of his songs, and he has collaborated with various other figures of the Nashville scene such as Shel Silverstein. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup, The Highwaymen. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also known for his acting work, including starring roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and A Star Is Born, the latter for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

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