Released March 7, 2006 Artist Kris Kristofferson Label New West Records Genre Country music | Length 37:15 Release date 7 March 2006 Producer Don Was | |
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This Old Road
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This Old Road is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 2006 on New West Records. The underlying theme of the record is a retrospective and reflective look at what Kristofferson deems to have been important elements of his life.
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- Kris kristofferson this old road video
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
It was his first album of new material since 1995's A Moment of Forever, which was also produced by Don Was. Kristofferson re-recorded two of his songs for the album. The original recording of "This Old Road" was released on Repossessed and the original version of "The Burden of Freedom" appeared on Border Lord.
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Critical reception
Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it a "welcome comeback" for Kristofferson, who he felt had improved "considerably" as a singer: "Kristofferson is dead-on here, razor-sharp, economical in his language, and to the bone in his insight." By contrast, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice graded it a "dud", indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."
Track listing
All songs written by Kris Kristofferson.
- "This Old Road" – 3:59
- "Pilgrim's Progress" – 2:14
- "The Last Thing to Go" – 2:59
- "Wild American" – 2:26
- "In the News" – 3:30
- "The Burden of Freedom" – 3:25
- "Chase the Feeling" – 4:06
- "Holy Creation" – 4:37
- "The Show Goes On" – 3:19
- "Thank You for a Life" – 3:44
- "Final Attraction" – 2:56
Personnel
Songs
1This Old Road4:01
2Pilgrim's Progress2:16
3Love Is the Last Thing to Go3:01