The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 2016. A sweeping journey through Americana, blending heartfelt storytelling with the rawness of country and folk traditions. This comprehensive collection highlights Kristofferson's impact on both country and folk music, featuring classics like 'Me and Bobby McGee' which has been covered by numerous artists. The album not only showcases his songwriting prowess but also serves as a tribute to a legacy that helped shape the outlaw country movement, earning critical acclaim across generations. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Blame It on the Stones 2:45
• 2 To Beat the Devil 4:42
• 3 Me and Bobby McGee Standout 4:18
• 4 The Best of All Possible Worlds 3:01
• 5 Help Me Make It Through the Night Standout 2:20
• 6 The Law Is for Protection of the People 2:39
• 7 Casey’s Last Ride 3:35
• 8 Just the Other Side of Nowhere 3:38
• 9 Darby’s Castle 3:19
• 10 For the Good Times 3:25
• 11 Duvalier’s Dream 2:58
• 12 Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down 4:31

Disc 2

• 1 The Silver Tounged Devil and I 4:19
• 2 Jody and the Kid 3:06
• 3 Billy Dee 2:57
• 4 Good Christian Soldier 3:22
• 5 Breakdown (A long Way From Home) 2:44
• 6 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) 3:47
• 7 The Taker 3:15
• 8 When I Loved Her 3:03
• 9 The Pilgrim-Chapter 33 3:12
• 10 Epitaph (Black and Blue) 3:24

Disc 3

• 1 Josie 3:12
• 2 Burden of Freedom 3:22
• 3 Stagger Mountain Tragedy 2:53
• 4 Border Lord 3:38
• 5 Somebody Nobody Knows 3:36
• 6 Little Girl Lost 3:10
• 7 Smokey Put the Sweat on Me 3:10
• 8 When She’s Wrong 4:47
• 9 Gettin’ By, High and Strange 2:37
• 10 Kiss the World Goodbye 3:02

Disc 4

• 1 Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) 2:30
• 2 Nobody Wins 3:08
• 3 It Sure Was (Love) 2:54
• 4 Enough for You 3:08
• 5 Help Me 3:25
• 6 Jesse Younger 2:42
• 7 Give It Time to Be Tender 3:29
• 8 Out of Mind, Out of Sight 3:01
• 9 Sugar Man 4:01
• 10 Why Me 3:28

Disc 5

• 1 Same Old Song 3:15
• 2 Broken Freedom Song 5:24
• 3 Shandy (The Perfect Disguise) 3:38
• 4 Star-Spangled Bummer (Whores Die Hard) 3:35
• 5 Lights of Magdala 3:42
• 6 I May Smoke Too Much 3:08
• 7 One for the Money 3:05
• 8 Late Again (Gettin’ Over You) 3:34
• 9 Stairway to the Bottom 3:26
• 10 Rescue Mission 5:22
• 11 Smile at Me Again 3:33
• 12 Rock and Roll Time 4:55

Disc 6

• 1 Lover Please 3:03
• 2 We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds 3:19
• 3 Dakota (The Dancing Bear) 3:06
• 4 What’cha Gonna Do 2:48
• 5 The Things I Might Have Been 3:09
• 6 Slow Down 3:06
• 7 Rain 3:41
• 8 Sweet Susannah 2:33
• 9 I’ve Got to Have You 3:31
• 10 I’d Rather Be Sorry 3:11
• 11 Crippled Crow 3:14

Disc 7

• 1 The Year 2000 Minus 25 3:38
• 2 If It’s All the Same to You 3:14
• 3 Easy, Come On 3:38
• 4 Stallion 4:44
• 5 Rocket to Stardom 3:33
• 6 Stranger 3:07
• 7 Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame 3:32
• 8 Don’t Cuss the Fiddle 3:24
• 9 Silver (The Hunger) 8:16

Disc 8

• 1 You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine) 3:38
• 2 Killing Time 3:43
• 3 The Prisoner 4:25
• 4 Eddie the Eunuch 2:56
• 5 It’s Never Gonna Be the Same Again 3:54
• 6 I Got a Life of My Own 3:36
• 7 The Stranger I Love 4:10
• 8 The Golden Idol 3:04
• 9 Bad Love Story 3:31
• 10 If You Don’t Like Hank Williams 3:31

Disc 9

• 1 Risky Bizness 2:35
• 2 How Do You Feel (About Foolin' Around) 3:20
• 3 Forever in Your Love 3:16
• 4 The Sabre and the Rose 5:16
• 5 Spooky Lady’s Revenge 3:50
• 6 Easter Island 3:42
• 7 The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall) 3:33
• 8 Lay Me Down (And Love the World Away) 2:53
• 9 The Fighter 3:42
• 10 Living Legend 4:36

Disc 10

• 1 Shake Hands With the Devil 3:27
• 2 Prove It to You One More Time Again 2:45
• 3 Whiskey, Whiskey 3:48
• 4 Lucky in Love 2:42
• 5 Seadream 3:03
• 6 Killer Barracuda 3:03
• 7 Come Sundown 3:40
• 8 Michoacan 3:00
• 9 Once More With Feeling 2:50
• 10 Fallen Angel 4:10

Disc 11

• 1 Magdalene 3:42
• 2 Star-Crossed 3:29
• 3 Blessing in Disguise 3:26
• 4 The Devil to Pay 3:23
• 5 Daddy’s Song 5:03
• 6 Snakebit 3:32
• 7 Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore 3:08
• 8 Maybe You Heard 2:59
• 9 The Last Time 4:13
• 10 I’ll Take Any Chance I Can With You 3:29

Disc 12

• 1 If You Don’t Like Hank Williams 2:09
• 2 The Law Is for Protection of the People 3:29
• 3 Band Introductions 1:28
• 4 The Pilgrim-Chapter 33 3:26
• 5 Duvalier's Dream 2:53
• 6 Help Me Make It Through the Night Standout 3:00
• 7 Shake Hands With the Devil 2:49
• 8 To Beat the Devil 4:43
• 9 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) 3:34
• 10 Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Standout 4:46
• 11 Me and Bobby McGee Standout 4:47

Disc 13

• 1 Duvalier's Dream 2:55
• 2 When I Loved Her 3:24
• 3 Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) 2:16
• 4 Same Old Song 3:17
• 5 Band Introductions 2:23
• 6 Smile at Me Again 2:39
• 7 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) 3:43
• 8 Casey’s Last Ride 3:55
• 9 Billy Dee 2:49
• 10 The Law Is for Protection of the People 2:26
• 11 Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Standout 3:01
• 12 Help Me Make It Through the Night Standout 2:55

Disc 14

• 1 Late John Garfield Blues 2:53
• 2 Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) 1:58
• 3 Nobody Wins 5:40
• 4 Jesse Younger 2:35
• 5 Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) 3:37
• 6 Late Again (Gettin’ Over You) 3:39
• 7 Out of Mind, Out of Sight 3:02
• 8 Sugar Man 3:48
• 9 Billy Dee 2:38
• 10 The Law Is for Protection of the People 2:26
• 11 For the Good Times 2:17
• 12 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 2:51
• 13 Okie From Muskogee 2:06
• 14 Border Lord 3:57
• 15 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:42
• 16 Night Life 2:38
• 17 Me and Paul 2:49
• 18 Mountain Dew 2:52
• 19 The Pilgrim-Chapter 33 2:51
• 20 Rainbow Road 3:18
• 21 It Sure Was (Love) 3:36
• 22 Help Me 3:56
• 23 Me and Bobby McGee Standout 5:32
• 24 Whiskey, Whiskey 3:49

Disc 15

• 1 Golden Idol 2:23
• 2 Killing Time 2:31
• 3 Hello in There 3:32
• 4 The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me 3:24
• 5 Shadows of Her Mind 3:13
• 6 The Lady's Not for Sale 3:27
• 7 From the Bottle to the Bottom 2:58
• 8 The Bandits of Beverly Hills
• 9 Here Come That Rainbow Agin 2:53
• 10 The Bigger the Fool, the Harder the Fall
• 11 Help Me Make It Through the Night Standout
• 12 Born to Love Me 4:19
• 13 Put It Off Until Tomorrow 2:26
• 14 Ping Pong 2:20
• 15 Casey’s Last Ride
• 16 To Make a Long Story Short, She’s Gone
• 17 How Do You Feel About Foolin’ Around 2:46
• 18 Eye of the Storm
• 19 Crossing the Border 5:11
• 20 Down to Her Socks 2:51
• 21 Under the Gun 6:18
• 22 The Fatal Attraction 3:33
• 23 I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight

Disc 16

• 1 Gypsy Rose and I Don't Give a Curse 3:07
• 2 I Believe That I Believe 2:43
• 3 Born to Die Alone 2:23
• 4 The Hurricane and the Helicopter 2:19
• 5 Bread for the Body (And Food for the Soul) 2:47
• 6 I Can Be Had 2:32
• 7 The Table, the Glass, the Wine 2:16
• 8 A Stitch in the Hand 2:22
• 9 File It Under Sick and Wrong 2:24
• 10 Where She Stops Nobody Knows 3:22
• 11 Lonesome Way of Dying 2:45
• 12 Good for Nothing Blues 2:17
• 13 Fallen Woman 2:43
• 14 No One’s Gonna Miss Me 2:57
• 15 Hitting Close to Home 2:38
• 16 Nobody Owns My Soul 3:01

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