Kris Kristofferson was approaching his mid-thirties and had been kicking around Nashville for several years when he belatedly became an overnight success in 1969-1970. The impetus was Me and Bobby McGee, which he co-wrote with Fred Foster, who ran Monument Records. Roger Miller cut the song, and his recording peaked in the country Top 20 in August 1969. By that time, Kristofferson had performed at the Newport Folk Festival at the behest of Johnny Cash, and Foster decided to sign him to Monument as a recording artist. Before this debut album was released in 1970, Ray Stevens had scored a pop and country chart entry with Kristofferson's Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down. (allmusic.com)

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Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson 1970
(Sony Music 2011)

 1. Blame It on the Stones   
 2. To Beat the Devil    
 3. Me and Bobby Mcgee    
 4. Best of All Possible Worlds    
 5. Help Me Make It Through the Night   
 6. The Law Is for Protection of the People   
 7. Casey's Last Ride 
 8. Just the Other Side  
 9. Darby's Castle 
10. For the Good Times 
11. Duvalier's Dream  
12. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down  
13. The Junkie and the Juicehead, Minus Me (Bonus)   
14. Shadows of Her Mind (Bonus)  
15. The Lady's Not for Sale (Bonus)   
16. Come Sundown (Bonus)