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For The Good Times: Rhino Expands Kris Kristofferson’s “Austin Sessions”

January 10, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Next month, Rhino Records will revisit a latter-day classic from one of the leaders of the “new country” movement, Kris Kristofferson.  The 1999 release The Austin Sessions will be reissued on CD, vinyl LP and DD in a newly-remastered edition also featuring two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

The Austin Sessions was recorded by the famed singer-songwriter with producer Fred Mollin at Arlyn Studios in 1997 as part of a songwriter-focused series also featuring retrospectives from Jimmy Webb (Ten Easy Pieces) and Barry Mann (Soul and Inspiration).  During the low-key, stripped-down sessions, Kristofferson was joined by a small group of session veterans as well as Mollin and the late Stephen Bruton on guitar.  They laid down new renditions of his classic songs including “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “For the Good Times,” “Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again),” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night.”

Fred Mollin, who has penned the liner notes for this reissue, reflected, “I knew in my heart that I could pull off a great under-produced production and give Kris the album he always wanted to make: one that felt like it had the uniqueness and rootsy feeling that Dylan accomplished on his early electric albums.”  A number of guests joined Kristofferson and Mollin on the album, as well.  Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Vince Gill and Mark Knopfler are heard on “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” and “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends,” respectively.  Gill joins Allison Krauss on “Why Me” and Marc Cohn adds harmonies to “Loving Her Was Easier.” Session outtakes “Best of All Possible Worlds” and “Jody and the Kid” make their debut on this new expanded edition. Mollin states in the press release that the songs show different sides of Kristofferson’s songwriting: “One is lighthearted, dry, sarcastic and one of the greatest examples of Kris’ humor and storytelling, while the other is just deeply emotional and shows the true aching heart that can be felt like an arrow, from Kris to the listener.”

Kris Kristofferson kicks off a tour this month.  The expanded release of The Austin Sessions arrives from Rhino on February 10. All pre-order links are not yet available, but will be added as soon as they become active.

Kris Kristofferson, The Austin Sessions: Expanded Edition (Atlantic 83208-2, 1999 – reissued Rhino/Atlantic, 2017) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD)

  1. Me and Bobby McGee
  2. Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
  3. For the Good Times
  4. The Silver Tongued Devil and I
  5. Help Me Make It Through the Night
  6. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
  7. To Beat the Devil
  8. Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame
  9. Why Me
  10. Nobody Wins
  11. The Pligrim, Chapter 33
  12. Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Allison Krauss, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Marc Cohn, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, Vince Gill

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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  1. Shaun says

    January 10, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    I saw this at a Barnes & Noble not too long ago and thought anout picking it up (It was in their bargain section, so not like their usual overpriced CDs or DVDs). Now I guess I’ll wait to see how much the updated version is going for at the usual places. Seems like a good one!

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