Sings Kristofferson is a studio album recorded by Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

 in 1979 consisting of all covers of 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"...

 songs. The record reached number 5 on the U.S. Country albums chart, number 42 on the U.S. Pop albums charts, was certified Gold in Canada and platinum in the U.S. The cover is very simple, a single picture of Nelson's face against a black background, with the song titles to the right of his face. The back cover is the same background with both Willie Nelson's and Kris Kristofferson's faces together.

Side one

1. "Me and Bobby McGee
   Me and Bobby McGee
   "Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Others performed the song later, including Kristofferson himself, and Janis Joplin who topped the U.S. singles chart with the song in 1971 after her death, making the song the second...
   
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2. "Help Me Make It Through the Night
   Help Me Make It Through the Night
   "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country music ballad composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson.Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra...
   
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3. "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"
4. "Why Me
   Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)
   "Why Me" is an American country and gospel song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson.-Song history:Kristofferson had become the toast of Nashville in the early 1970s, with the massive success of compositions including "For the Good Times," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down,"...
   
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5. "For the Good Times"

Side two

1. "You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)"
2. "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
   Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
   "Lovin' Her Was Easier " is the title of a song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson. It was also released by Roger Miller, who included it on his album The Best of Roger Miller and released it as a single in July 1971...
   
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3. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
   Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
   "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Ray Stevens in 1969; it became Steven's first chart hit, reaching #55 on the country charts and #81 on the pop Top 100. Kristofferson released his own version the following year, on his debut album,...
   
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4. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"

Personnel

• Willie Nelson
  Willie Nelson
  Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
  
   -Lead vocals and guitar
• Jody Payne - Guitar
• Bobbie Nelson - Piano
• Rex Ludwick - Drums
• Paul English
  Paul English
  Paul English is Willie Nelson's longtime drummer who started playing with him in Fort Worth in 1955. He did not become Nelsons regular drummer until 1966, though. In the years in between he played with Delbert McClinton among others. In the early days, one of his duties was to serve as a strong...
  
   - Drums
• Bee Spears - Bass
• Chris Ethridge
  Chris Ethridge
  Chris Ethridge is an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons.-Career:...
  
   - Bass
• Mickey Raphael
  Mickey Raphael
  Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael is a professional harmonica player, best known for his work with Willie Nelson. He has recorded with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Chesney, U2 and Neil Young.Raphael's style is mostly second...
  
   - Harp
• Jerry Reed
  Jerry Reed
  Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
  
   - Electric Guitar on "You Show Me Yours"
• Grady Martin
  Grady Martin
  Thomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....
  
   - Electric Guitar on You Show Me Yours"
• Albert Lee
  Albert Lee
  Albert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
  
   - Electric Guitar on "The Pilgrim"
• Booker T. Jones
  Booker T. Jones
  Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
  
   - Organ on "Why Me"
• 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"...
  
   - Background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	5
U.S. Billboard 200	42
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	64