Label
	New West
	Release
	2007
	Artist
	Kris Kristofferson
	Rating

I’ve been looking forward to reviewing this album some time as it’s actually Kristofferson album that got me into him as a solo artist. I always appreciated his legendary status, especially after his Highwaymen work, but this album is truly one that only a legend could produce. The songs are very simple, like Johnny Cash’s towards the end of his career they lean towards the purity of a man and his guitar which is a style which only true greats can pull off.

The songs are generally quite sad and seem to be a look back at his career and the careers of some of the greats he has worked with. There’s mentions of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, June Carter, Lefty Fritzell, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams and more. The song ‘Final Attraction’ is a beautiful reflection on the final performances of the old guy’s in country as they do it like they did back 50 years or some, ago. A list of dead music legends is reeled-off as he pays his respects to those who broke hearts during their careers.

The writing is as good as ever. Kristofferson is surely one of the best country music writers of all time and his raw, rough-edged voice compliments the sentiment of this collection of new songs perfectly. On the special edition we’re treated to an up-to-date version of Kristofferson’s classic ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ - there’s never a bad time to hear that song sung by the man who wrote it.

This album would be a fitting last album for Kristofferson as it closes the chapter on his career pretty much perfectly, but with the quality still as good as this I hope it is not his last.