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1999 studio album by Kris Kristofferson

The Austin Sessions

Studio album by Kris Kristofferson

Released

August 24, 1999

Length

47:16

Fred Mollin

Kris Kristofferson chronology

A Moment of Forever
(1995)

The Austin Sessions
(1999)

Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Austin Sessions is a studio album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999. 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.

Track listing

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
"To Beat the Devil" – 4:30
"Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame" – 3:29
"Why Me" – 2:58
"Nobody Wins" – 4:05
"The Pilgrim, Chapter 33" – 2:41
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" – 2:38

Personnel

Kris Kristofferson – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Mike Baird – drums
Matraca Berg – harmony vocals
Jackson Browne – harmony vocals
Stephen Bruton – mandolin
Marc Cohn – harmony vocals
Jim Cox – keyboards, accordion
Catie Curtis – harmony vocals
Steve Earle – harmony vocals
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Vince Gill – harmony vocals
Alison Krauss – harmony vocals
Fred Mollin – harmonica, bass drum, 12-string guitar
Larry Paxton – bass, guitar, mandolin
Joe Spivey – fiddle
John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, resonator guitar
Mark Linett – recording engineer

Charts

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

References

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

v t e 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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