The Austin Sessions (Expanded Edition, Remastered) Kris Kristofferson

• 1 Me And Bobby McGee (Remastered) 04:31
• 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down (Remastered) 05:19
• 3 For The Good Times (Remastered) 03:59
• 4 The Silver Tongued Devil And I (Remastered) 03:36
• 5 Help Me Make It Through The Night (Remastered) 04:09
• 6 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (Remastered) 05:14
• 7 To Beat The Devil (Remastered) 04:30
• 8 Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame (Remastered) 03:28
• 9 Why Me (Remastered) 02:57
• 10 Nobody Wins (Remastered) 04:06
• 11 The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 (Remastered) 02:41
• 12 Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends (Remastered) 02:37
• 13 Best Of All Possible Worlds 05:42
• 14 Jody And The Kid 03:23
• Total Runtime 56:12

Info for The Austin Sessions (Expanded Edition, Remastered)

Im Sommer 1997 verbrachte der 5fache Grammy Gewinner Kris Kristofferson einige Tage in Texas und nahm einige seiner bekanntesten Songs in auf das Nötigste reduzierten Versionen auf. 1999 wurden die Austin Sessions erstmals über Atlantic Records veröffentlicht und zeigten den Outlaw-Country-Songwriter mit einer Band von Studio-Assen und Gast-Backgroundsängern in höchst intimen Versionen von Klassikern wie »Me And Bobby McGee«, „Why Me?“ und „Sunday Morning Coming Down“.

Rhino Records feiert das 20. Jubiläum dieser beeindruckenden Aufnahmen mit einer remasterten und erweiterten Version des Albums, die zwei zusätzliche, bisher unveröffentlichte Aufnahmen enthält.

Einige hochkarätige Gäste waren bei den Aufnahmen dabei, darunter Jackson Browne („Me And Bobby McGee“), Steve Earle („Sunday Morning Coming Down“), Vince Gill („Help Me Make It Through The Night“), Catie Curtis („Nobody Wins“) und Mark Knopfler („Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends“). Zwei Songs, die auf dem Originalalbum ausgelassen wurden, erscheinen jetzt in HighResAudio zum ersten Mal: „Best Of All Possible Worlds“ und „Jodie And the Kid“. Rezensionen

"Nie geht bei der Neuaufnahme der Charme des Originals verloren - gute Songs und große Stimmen altern eben nie." (stereoplay)

Kris Kristofferson, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
John Willis, acoustic, electric, slide & nylon string guitar, dobro, mandolin
Stephen Bruton, acoustic, electric & high string guitar, mandolin
Fred Mollin, 12-string guitar, percussion
Mark Knopfler, electric guitar, background vocals
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Jim Cox, accordion, piano, organ
Joe Spivey, fiddle
Larry Paxton, acoustic & electric bass
Mike Baird, drums
Steve Earle, background vocals
Jackson Browne, background vocals
Catie Curtis, background vocals
Matraca Berg, background vocals
Vince Gill, background vocals
Alison Krauss, background vocals
Mark Cohn, background vocals

Produced by Fred Mollin

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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