Live at Gilley’s drops Sept 2nd
New West Records is issuing a previously unreleased Kris Kristofferson Gilley’s performance from 1981. Kris Kristofferson Live at Gilley’s – Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981 will be available on CD and vinyl on September 2nd. Multiple color variations include white vinyl, limited to 300, available exclusively at Texas Retailers; opaque metallic silver vinyl that’s limited, foil stamped and numbered to 750 at Vinyl Me, Please; and a limited opaque red with white marble vinyl edition at independent retailers.
Recorded live on September 15, 1981, Live At Gilley’s captures Kris Kristofferson at a time in his career where he and his band were firing on all cylinders. Kristofferson was with a full band out of the road that featured Stephen Bruton, Donnie Fritts and Billy Swan. On this night, the band stopped by Gilley’s Honkytonk in Pasadena, Texas to deliver a one in a lifetime performance featuring the hits, “Me And Bobby McGee”, “The Pilgrim” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down.”
“What a great album this is! Classic Kristofferson songs throughout, and live!! Kris was in his prime and his vocals were outstanding and very soulful as always,” George Strait shares.
“Kris Kristofferson was such an amazing songwriter, a great performer, and was a good match for our crowd. It was totally jam-packed every night, but we’d have an especially big crowd whenever an artist like Kris would come to town,” adds Mickey Gilley, three months before his death.
CD | LP
- Me And Bobby McGee
- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
- Casey’s Last Ride
- You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine) / Stranger
- Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
- Darby’s Castle
- If It’s All The Same To You
- The Pilgrim
- For The Good Times
- Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
- Smile At Me Again
- Same Old Song
- Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
- Why Me
