Music from Songwriter
Music from Songwriter | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson | ||||
Released | October 1984 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:45 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Booker T. Jones | |||
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson chronology | ||||
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Music from Songwriter is a soundtrack album by Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, released on Columbia Records in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It is the soundtrack to Songwriter, a film starring the two performers. Two of the songs on the record are duets, five are sung by Nelson and four by Kristofferson. "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" was released as a single and reached the country charts, and the album itself was nominated for an Academy Award, losing to Purple Rain. The album has been released by Wounded Bird Records.
Track listing
- "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton, Mike Utley) – 2:43
- "Songwriter" (Nelson) – 3:04
- "Who'll Buy My Memories?" (Nelson) – 3:31
- "Write Your Own Songs" (Nelson) – 3:16
- "Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy" (Nelson, Mickey Raphael) – 2:28
- "Good Times" (Nelson) – 3:37
- "Eye of the Storm" (Kristofferson) – 3:13
- "Crossing the Border" (Kristofferson) – 5:11
- "Down to Her Socks" (Kristofferson) – 2:51
- "Under the Gun" (Kristofferson, Glen Clark) – 6:18
- "Final Attraction" (Kristofferson) – 3:33
- Tracks 1 & 7 are duets between Kristofferson and Nelson.
- Tracks 2-6 ("Doc's Side") are performances by Nelson.
- Tracks 8-11 ("Blackie's Side") are performances by Kristofferson.
Personnel
- Musicians
- Bee Spears, Billy Swan, Bobbie Nelson, Booker T. Jones, Craig Hull, Dan Lawson, Darrell Leonard, Donnie Fritts, Glen Clark, Grady Martin, Greg Smith, Jody Payne, Larry Gadler, Mickey Raphael, Paul English, Rex Ludwick, Sammy Creason, Stephen Bruton, Steve Appel, Tommy McClure
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 152 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 21 |
References
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- Kristofferson
- The Silver Tongued Devil and I
- Border Lord
- Jesus Was a Capricorn
- Spooky Lady's Sideshow
- Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame
- Surreal Thing
- A Star Is Born
- Easter Island
- Shake Hands with the Devil
- To the Bone
- The Winning Hand
- Music from Songwriter
- Repossessed
- Third World Warrior
- A Moment of Forever
- The Austin Sessions
- This Old Road
- Closer to the Bone
- The Cedar Creek Sessions
- Full Moon
- Breakaway
- Natural Act
- Live at the Philharmonic
- Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco
- Songs of Kristofferson
- The Essential Kris Kristofferson
- Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos
- The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection
- "For the Good Times"
- "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
- "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
- "Why Me"
- "Me and Bobby McGee"
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
- "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
- "Nobody Wins"
- "Loving Arms"
- "Lover Please"
- "They Killed Him"
- "The Heart"
- "One Day at a Time"
- The Highwaymen
- Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson
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