Sings Kristofferson

Sings Kristofferson is a studio album recorded by Willie Nelson in 1979 consisting of covers of Kris Kristofferson songs. It reached No. 5 on the US Country albums chart, No. 42 on the US Pop albums charts, and was certified gold in Canada and platinum in the US.^{[citation needed]}

Sings Kristofferson
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	October 1979
Genre	Country
Length	42:26
Label	Columbia
Producer	Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Stardust (1978) Sings Kristofferson (1979) Pretty Paper (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kris Kristofferson; except Track 1 where it was composed by Fred Foster, Kristofferson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Me and Bobby McGee"	5:40
2.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	3:57
3.	"The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"	3:33
4.	"Why Me"	3:52
5.	"For the Good Times"	5:24
6.	"You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)"	3:54
7.	"Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"	5:50
8.	"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"	7:02
9.	"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"	2:48
Total length:		42:26

Personnel

• Willie Nelson – lead vocals, guitar
• Jody Payne – guitar
• Bobbie Nelson – piano
• Rex Ludwick – drums
• Paul English – drums
• Bee Spears – bass guitar
• Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica
• Jerry Reed – electric guitar on "You Show Me Yours"
• Grady Martin – electric guitar on You Show Me Yours," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
• Albert Lee – electric guitar on "The Pilgrim"
• Booker T. Jones – organ on "Why Me"
• Kris Kristofferson – backing vocals

Technical

• Bradley Hartman, Harold Lee – engineer
• Norman Seeff – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 64 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 US Billboard 200[4] 42 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1980) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 23