A Moment of Forever is an album

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 by Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...

, released on Justice Records, an independent record label

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, in 1995 (see 1995 in music

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). His first studio album of original material since the relatively unsuccessful political record Third World Warrior

Third World Warrior

Third World Warrior is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records in 1990 . It is a concept album composed of topical songs on politics, primarily expressing left-wing support...

(1990), it features several well-known studio musicians, including Jim Keltner

Jim Keltner

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 and Benmont Tench

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. The album retained the recurring theme of freedom from oppression, but to a lesser extent than his previous two politically charged records - the aforementioned Third World Warrior and Repossessed

Repossessed (album)

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(1986). The song "Johnny Lobo" is about the Indian activist John Trudell

John Trudell

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Kris Kristofferson except where noted.

1. "A Moment of Forever" (Kristofferson, Daniel Timms) – 4:07
2. "Worth Fighting For" (Kristofferson, Timms) – 5:27
3. "Johnny Lobo" – 5:09
4. "The Promise" – 4:42
5. "Shipwrecked in the Eighties" – 4:04
6. "Slouching Toward the Millennium" – 3:42
7. "Between Heaven and Here" – 3:46
8. "Casey's Last Ride" – 4:09
9. "Good Love (Shouldn't Feel So Bad)" – 3:37
10. "New Game Now" – 4:24
11. "New Mister Me" – 3:11
12. "Under the Gun" (Kristofferson, Guy Clark
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    ) – 4:40
13. "Road Warrior's Lament" – 5:46
14. "Sam's Song (Ask Any Working Girl)" – 1:51

Personnel

• Kris Kristofferson – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Billy Swan
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   – background vocals
• Sweet Pea Atkinson
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   – background vocals
• Jim Keltner
  Jim Keltner
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   – drums, percussion
• Benmont Tench
  Benmont Tench
  Benjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
  
   – organ
• Sir Harry Bowens
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   – background vocals
• Turner Stephen Bruton – electric guitar, background vocals
• David Campbell – strings, arranger
• Jonell Mosser – background vocals
• Dean Parks
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   – mandolin, electric guitar
• Jimmy Powers – electric guitar
• Daniel Timms – acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals
• Don Was
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   – bass
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Waddy Wachtel
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   – acoustic, electric, steel and slide guitar
• Suzie Katayama – accordion, cello