How Many Kristofferson Songs are there?

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

Blame It on the Stones

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 Gee 
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