Kristofferson is the first album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1970 on Monument Records. Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Monument Records was a record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster. ...
Many of the songs on the album were already hits when covered by other artists. In spite of this the album was initially a commercial failure.
It was re-released under the title Me & Bobby McGee in 1971 immediately following the success of Janis Joplin's cover of that song and the success of Kris Kristofferson's second album, The Silver Tongued Devil and I. It became a hit upon re-release. Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ...
Me and Bobby McGee is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Kristofferson and is one of the most-covered songs of all time. ... ...
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