How Many Kristofferson Songs are there?
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Kris Kristofferson is a prolific song writer. How many Kristofferson songs are there exactly? What’s missing and what shouldn’t be on this list?
John Buckley started the list, Karen Hume has gone through it & updated it – Huge thanks to both. Kris’ catalogue is huge and getting the information together is a real labour of love.
The list includes songs that were both written and released by Kris Kristofferson, it excludes songs that Kris has performed that were written by others.
Kris wrote Vietnam Blues, but we haven’t found any recording of his that was actually published so it is not listed.
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Songs Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson (Updated 2021)
A Moment of Forever
A Song I’d Like to Sing
Aguila Del Norte
Anthem ‘84
A Stitch in the Hand
Bad Love Story
Between Heaven and Here
Billy Dee
Blessing in Disguise
Border Lord
Born to Die Alone
Bread for the Body
Breakdown
Broken Freedom Song
Casey’s Last Ride
Castaway
Chase the Feeling
Chester the Goat
Closer to the Bone
Come Sundown
Crossing the Border
Daddy’s Song
Darby’s Castle
Don’t Cuss the Fiddle
Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down
Down to Her Socks
Duvalier’s Dream
Easter Island
Easy, Come On
Eddie the Eunuch
El Coyote
El Gavilan (The Hawk)
Enough for You
Epitaph (Black & Blue)
Eye of the Storm
Fallen Angel
Fallen Woman
Feeling Mortal
For the Good Times
Forever In Your Love
From Here to Forever
From the Bottle to the Bottom
Gettin By, High and Strange
Give It Time to Be Tender
Good for Nothing Blues
Good Love (Shouldn’t Feel so Bad)
Good Morning John
Gypsy Rose and I Don’t Give a Curse
Hall of the Angels
Help Me Make it Through the Night
Here Comes that Rainbow Again
Hitting Close to Home
Holy Creation
Holy Woman
How Do You Feel About Foolin’ Around
I Believe That I Believe
I Can be Had
I’d Rather Be Sorry
I Got a Life of My Own
I Hate Your Ugly Face
I’ll Take Any Chance I Can With You
I May Smoke Too Much
If It’s All the Same to You
If You Don’t Like Hank Williams
In the News
It No Longer Matters What I Do
It’s Never Gonna Be the Same Again
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Younger
Jesus Was a Capricorn
Jody & the Kid
Johnny Lobo
Josie
Just Suppose
Just the Other Side of Nowhere
Killer Barracuda
Killing Time
Kiss the World Goodbye
Late Again
Lay Me Down (and Love the World Away)
Let the Walls Come Down
Little Girl Lost
Living Legend
Lonesome Way of Dying
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Love is the Way
Love of Money
Loving Her was Easier
Lucky in Love
Magdalene
Mal Sacate
Mama Stewart
Maybe You Heard
Me and Bobby McGee
Mean Old Man
Moment of Forever
My Heart was the Last One to Know
New Game Now
New Mister Me
Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
Nobody Owns My Soul
Nobody Wins
No One’s Gonna Miss Me
Once More with Feeling
One for the Money
Out of Mind Out of Sight
Pilgrim’s Progress
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
Prove it to You One More Time
Ramblin’ Jack
Rescue Mission
Risky Bizness
Road Warrior’s Lament
Rock ‘n Roll Time
Rocket to Stardom
Same Old Song
Sam’s Song
Sandinista
Sea Dream
Shadows of Her Mind
Settle Down and Get Along
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shandy
Shipwrecked in the Eighties
Silver (The Hunger)
Sister Sinead
Sky King
Slouching Toward the Millennium
Slow Down
Smile at Me Again
Smokey Put the Sweat on Me
Snakebit
Somebody Nobody Knows
Spooky Lady’s Revenge
Stagger Mountain Tragedy
Stairway to the Bottom
Stallion
Star-Crossed
Star Spangled Bummer (Whores Die Hard)
Starlight and Stone
Stranger
Sugar Man
Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down
Tell Me One More Time
Thank You for a Life
The Bandits of Beverly Hills
The Best of All Possible Worlds
The Bigger the Fool (the harder the fall)
The Burden of Freedom
The Captive
The Circle
The Devil to Pay
The Eagle and the Bear
The Fighter
The Final Attraction
The Golden Idol
The Heart
The Hero
The Hurricane and the Helicopter
The Junkie and the Juicehead, Minus Me
The Lady’s Not for Sale
The Last Thing to Go
The Last Time
The Law is for Protection of the People
The Lights of Magdala
The Loving Gift
The One You Chose
The Pilgrim; Chapter 33
The Prisoner
The Promise
The Race
The Sabre and the Rose
The Show Goes On
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
The Stranger I Love
The Table, the Glass, the Wine
The Taker
The Wife You Save
The Wonder
The Year 2000 Minus 25
They Killed Him
Third World War
Third World Warrior
This Old Road
To Beat the Devil
Under the Gun
Watch Closely Now
What About Me
When I Loved Her
When She’s Wrong
Where She Stops Nobody Knows
Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame
Why Me?
Wild American
Winter
Worth Fighting For
You Don’t Tell Me What to Do
You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine)
The original list is retained below, mainly for research interest. If a song seems to be missing but is on the original list, then it has been checked before being removal.
1. A Moment Of Forever
2. Aguila Del Norte
3. Aint Got Em All
4. Anthem ’84
A Stitch In The Hand – Added MB
5. Bad Love Story
6. Bandits Of Beverly Hills
7. Best Of All Possible Worlds
8. Between Heaven And Here
9. Bigger The Fool (the Harder The Fall)
10. Billy Dee
11. Blame It On The Stones
12. Blessing In Disguise
13. Border Lord
14. Bread For The Body
15. Breakdown
16. Broken Freedom Song
17. Burden Of Freedom
18. Casey’s Last Ride
19. Castaway
20. Chase The Feeling
21. Chester the Goat
22. Closer To The Bone
23. Come Sundown
24. Crossing The Border
25. Daddy’s Song
26. Dakota the Dancing Bear
27. Darby’s Castle
28. Devil To Pay
29. Don’t Cuss The Fiddle
30. Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down (two versions)
31. Down To Her Socks
32. Duvalier’s Dream
33. Eagle And The Bear
34. Easter Island
35. Easy, Come On
36. Eddie The Eunuch
37. El Coyote
38. El Gavilan
39. Enough For You
40. Epitaph (Black & Blue)
41. Fallen Angel
42. Feeling Mortal
43. Final Attraction
44. For The Good Times
45. Forever In Your Love
46. From Here To Forever
47. From the Bottle of the Bottom
48. Gettin By, High and Strange
49. Give It Time To Be Tender
50. Golden Idol
Good For Nothing Blues – Added MB
51. Good Love (Shouldn’t Feel So Bad)
52. Good Morning John
Gypsy Rose – Added MB
53. Hall Of The Angels
54. Hellacious Acres – written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher EG
55. Help Me Make It Through The Night
56. Here Comes That Rainbow Again
57. Holy Creation
58. Holy Woman
59. How Do You Feel About About Foolin’ Around
 I Don’t Give A Curse – Added MB
60. I’d Rather Be Sorry
61. I Got A Life Of My Own
62. I Hate Your Ugly Face
63. I’ll Take Any Chance I Can With You
64. I May Smoke Too Much
65. I Never Had It So Good
66. I’ve Got A Life Of My Own
67. If It’s All The Same To You
68. If You Don’t Know Hank Williams
69. In The News
70. It No Longer Matters What I Do
71. It’s Never Gonna Be The Same Again
72. Jesse Jackson
73. Jesse Younger
74. Jesus Was A Capricorn
75. Jody & The Kid
76. Johnny Lobo
77. Josie
78. Just Suppose
79. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
80. Killer Barracuda
81. Killing Time
82. Kiss The World Goodbye
83. Late Again
84. Law Is For Protection Of The People
85. Lay Me Down And Love The World Away
86. Let The Walls Come Down
87. Little Girl Lost
88. Living Legend
89. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
90. Love Is the Last Thing to Go
91. Love Is The Way
92. Love Of Money
93. Lovin’ Her Was Easier
94. Lucky In Love
95. Magdalane
96. Mal Sacate
97. Mama Stewart
98. Maybe You Heard
99. Me and Bobby GeeÂ
100. Mean Old Man
101. Michoacan
102. Moment Of Forever
103. My Heart Was The Last One To Know
104. New Game Now
105. New Mister Me
106. Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
107. Nobody Wins
108. Once More With Feeling
109. One For The Money
110. Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
111. Pilgrim’s Progress
112. Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends
113. Prove It To You One More Time
114. Ramblin’ Jack
115. Rescue Mission
116. Risky Bizness
117. Road Warrior’s Lament
118. Rock n’ Roll Time
119. Rocket To Stardom
120. Sabre And The Rose
121. Same Old Song
122. Sam’s Song
123. Sandinista
124. Seadream
125. Shadows Of Her Mind
126. Shake Hands With The Devil
127. Shandy
128. Shipwrecked In The Eighties
129. Silver (The Hunger)
130. Silver Mantis
131. Silver Stallion
132. Silver Tongued Devil
133. Sister Sinead
134. Sky King
135. Slouching Toward The Millenium
Slow Down – Added MB
136. Smile At Me Again
137. Smokey Put The Sweat On Me
138. Snakebit
139. Somebody Nobody Knows
140. Spooky Lady’s Revenge
141. Stagger Mountain Tragedy
142. Stairway To The Bottom
143. Stallion
144. Star-Crossed
145. Star Spangled Bummer (whores Die Hard)
146. Starlight And Stone
147. Stranger
148. Stranger I Love
149. Sugar Man
150. Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
151. Tell Me One More Time
152. Thank You for a Life
153. The Captive
154. The Circle
155. The Fighter
156. The Heart
157. The Hero
158. The Junkie And The Juicehead, Minus Me
159. The Lady’s Not For Sale
160. The Last Time
161. The Loving Gift
162. The Prisoner
163. The Promise
164. The One You Chose
165. The Pilgrim; Chapter 33
166. The Race
167. The Show Goes on
168. The Taker
169. The Wife You Save
170. The Wonder
171. The Year 2000 Minus 25
172. They Killed Him
173. Third World War
174. Third World Warrior
175. This Old Road
176. To Beat The Devil
177. Under The Gun
178. Vietnam Blues
179. Watch Closely Now
180. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
181. What About Me
182. When I Loved Her
183. When She Was Wrong
183.Where He Stop Nobody Knows (added)
184. Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame
185. Why Me Lord?
186. Whiskey, Whiskey – removed – written by Tom Ghent
187. Wild American
188. Winter
189. Worth Fighting For
190. You Don’t Tell Me What To Do
191. You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine)
Pic is courtesy of Gérard Leblanc
