Kris Kristofferson

By the time Kristofferson released this album in 1972, he had seen about 100 people take his songs to the top of the charts, all the while experiencing little or no personal success. The closer "Why Me" changed all that, but the record's real rewards lie in "Nobody Wins" which can really hurt under the right circumstances and "It Sure Was (Love)," which hurts all the time.

Pity poor Kris Kristofferson. After his discovery and all the subsequent ballyhoo, he was
expected, even demanded to save country music from its cotton candy vapidity and be the
new -- or at least the interim -- Dylan. Quite a burden for a young man who possessed a
maximum of writing talent and a minimum of vocal prowess. Manfully, he tried to shoulder
the mantle thrust upon him by critics and audiences alike. When it became obvi... More >