Border Lord/Jesus Was a Capricorn

Kris Kristofferson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B002A9MN22
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,279 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Josie

2. Burden Of Freedom

3. Stagger Mountain Tragedy

4. Border Lord

5. Somebody Nobody Knows

6. Little Girl Lost

7. Smokey Put The Sweat On Me

8. When She's Wrong

9. Gettin' By, High And Strange

10. Kiss The World Goodbye

11. Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine)

12. Nobody Wins

13. It Sure Was (Love)

14. Enough For You

15. Help Me

16. Jesse Younger

17. Give It Time To Be Tender

18. Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight

19. Sugar Man

20. Why Me

Editorial Reviews

2009 two-fer containing a pair of classic albums from the singer/songwriter available on one CD: Border Lord and Jesus Was A Capricorn(both released in 1972). Kris Kristofferson has been one of the elite premier Country singer/songwriters for almost four decades. His songs have been recorded by artists from every genre and he released a number of successful albums on his own throughout the '70s and beyond. Wounded Bird.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some of my favorites available again!, September 12, 2009

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jonathan A. Jepson "tooky_tunes" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Border Lord/Jesus Was a Capricorn (Audio CD)

It was great to see our friends over at wounded bird get Kris' catalog back in print, and at budget prices. My aunt was kind of like a big sister to me - she's 14 years older than I am, so when I was in my early teens, we'd go to the movies and listen to music. She LOVED Kris. These two albums got played quite a bit around the house - so much so that I STILL know the words to "Jesus Was A Capricorn" by heart! I've seen Kris several times in the last few years - and every time he delivers. If he comes your way, make a point to see him (He's in his 70's!). You can't go wrong seeing the guy who wrote all those classic songs do them alone on acoustic guitar and harmonica!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars no titles, August 2, 2009

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C. Mehtlan "music lover" (San Marcos, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Border Lord/Jesus Was a Capricorn (Audio CD)

I love everything that Kris does so I gave the CD 5 stars. But, whoever cobbled the CD together neglected to put in the song titles. When I put it on my I-Pod the songs are only numbers and there is no artist listed. This will make it difficult to find once it is no longer in my "recently added" playlist.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Inconsistent Year from Kris, October 15, 2009

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Old T.B. (Cheyenne, Wy USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Border Lord/Jesus Was a Capricorn (Audio CD)

1972 saw the release of both Border Lord and Jesus was a Capricorn. Border Lord, Kristofferson's third album, is not as solid as his first two, but it still contains an impressive array of songs. One theme of Border Lord seems to be women with less-than-pleasant lives, from the strong opener "Josie" to "Somebody Nobody Knows" to "Little Girl Lost" with the classic line "She'll feed your hungry ego till you think you're quite a man / But, you'd better count your fingers when she turns loose of your hand." "Kiss the World Goodbye" is pure Kristofferson swagger ("I owed the devil some debts, boys / And paid 'em all up but one); Dean Martin did a hell of a fine cover of this song on his Dino album from the early Seventies. My favorite track on Border Lord is "Burden of Freedom." Really, has any other songwriter captured the exhilaration and sobering responsibility of personal freedom as Kristofferson has throughout his career? I don't think so. When he sings "Lord, help me to shoulder the burden of freedom," man, he means it, and you feel it. All in all, a fine album from Kris.

Then, there's Jesus was a Capricorn, one of Kristofferson's best selling albums, and by far my least favorite Kristofferson album. Don't get me wrong: there's some really good stuff here. The title track is one of Kristofferson's pointed and hilarious looks at the fear and hypocrisy that makes people judge those who are different. And, "Why Me" justly deserves its place as a country standard. But, I'm just not a big fan of Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge duets, and there's two of them on here. "Sugar Man," in my opinion, is the low point of Kris's songwriting. And Larry Gatlin's "Help Me" (sung here with Gatlin) was done better by Elvis Presley. I know there are many who would disagree with me, but the reason to buy this reissued two-fer is Border Lord, hands down. And, folks, Border Lord is a good album to have in your collection.