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Music from Songwriter

Summary

Music from Songwriter is a soundtrack album by Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, released on Columbia Records in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It is the soundtrack to Songwriter, a film starring the two performers. Two of the songs on the record are duets, five are sung by Nelson and four by Kristofferson. "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" was released as a single and reached the country charts, and the album itself was nominated for an Academy Award, losing to Purple Rain. The album has been released on CD on 10 January 2011 on Wounded Bird Records.

Music from Songwriter
Soundtrack album by
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
ReleasedOctober 1984
StudioPedernales Studio, Spicewood, Texas; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry
Length39:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerBooker T. Jones
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson chronology
The Winning Hand
(1982) 		Music from Songwriter
(1984) 		Repossessed
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing edit

  1. "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (Kristofferson, Stephen Bruton, Mike Utley) – 2:43
  2. "Songwriter" (Nelson) – 3:04
  3. "Who'll Buy My Memories?" (Nelson) – 3:31
  4. "Write Your Own Songs" (Nelson) – 3:16
  5. "Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy" (Nelson, Mickey Raphael) – 2:28
  6. "Good Times" (Nelson) – 3:37
  7. "Eye of the Storm" (Kristofferson) – 3:13
  8. "Crossing the Border" (Kristofferson) – 5:11
  9. "Down to Her Socks" (Kristofferson) – 2:51
  10. "Under the Gun" (Kristofferson, Glen Clark) – 6:18
  11. "Final Attraction" (Kristofferson) – 3:33
  • Tracks 1 & 7 are duets between Kristofferson and Nelson.
  • Tracks 2-6 ("Doc's Side") are performances by Nelson.
  • Tracks 8-11 ("Blackie's Side") are performances by Kristofferson.

Personnel edit

Musicians

Charts edit

Chart performance for Music from Songwriter
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 152
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 21

References edit

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Music from Songwriter at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Kris Kristofferson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kris Kristofferson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.