Live From Austin, TX

by Kris Kristofferson

Overview

This volume in the Austin City Limits series Live from Austin, Texas features Kris Kristofferson in 1981 playing a solid program of his hits -- "Help Me Make It Through the Night," "Lovin' Her Was Easier Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "The Pilgrim," "Silver Tongued Devil," and material from his classic yet under-heard album To the Bone -- his post-divorce record after his breakup with Rita Coolidge -- from the same year, such as the opener "Star Crossed," "Magdalene," and "Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore." Kristofferson is in fine form here: he's rowdy, full of piss and vinegar, and has a crack band including guitarist Stephen Bruton, bassist Tommy McLure, drummer Sammy Creason, keyboard boss Donnie Fritts, and Billy Swann and Glen Clark -- both of whom double on guitars and keyboards. There are 16 tunes in this program and it is one of the finer editions in the Live from Austin, Texas series. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2018
Label:	New West
UPC:	0607396523610
Rank:	82620

Tracks

1. Star Crossed
2. You Show Me Yours/Stranger
3. Here Comes That Rainbow Again
4. Help Me Make It Through the Night
5. Me and Bobby McGee
6. Magdalene
7. Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
8. Darby's Castle
9. Casey's Last Ride
10. The Pilgrim
11. For the Good Times
12. Loving Her Was Easier...
13. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
14. Silver Tongued Devil
15. Smile at Me Again
16. Why Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Donnie Fritts   Keyboards
Sammy Creason   Drums
Glen Clark   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Billy Swan   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals
Stephen Bruton   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Tommy McClure   Bass

Technical Credits

Jay Woods   Audio Production
Cameron Strang   Audio Production,Producer,Executive Producer
Gary Briggs   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Terry Lickona   Liner Notes
Chet Himes   Mixing
Fred Foster   Composer
Jerry Tubb   Mastering
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Scott Newton   Photography
Chris Parker   Music Clearance
Katherine Delaney   Package Design
Bill Swan   Composer
Mary Jurey   Project Coordinator
Clare Surgeson   Project Coordinator
Stephen Bruton   Composer