began work on yet another album, Jesus Was a Capricorn, which was out before the end of the year.” Writer Michael Streissguth praises the album, maintaining it offered lyrical themes that remained “strongly individualistic and never failed to challenge Nashville’s sensibilities.” In a 2016 Rolling Stone interview with Neil Strauss, Kristofferson said he was pleasantly surprised with the box set of his work The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, particularly Border Lord, admitting, "I can remember at the time being so disappointed at the reception it got." Track listing All songs by Kris Kristofferson except as noted "Josie" – 3:12 "Burden of Freedom" – 3:22 "Stagger Mountain Tragedy" – 2:53 "Border Lord" (Stephen Bruton, Donnie Fritts, Terry Paul, Kristofferson) – 3:38 "Somebody Nobody Knows" – 3:36 "Little Girl Lost" – 3:10 "Smokey Put the Sweat on Me" – 3:10 "When She's Wrong" – 4:47 "Gettin' By, High and Strange" – 2:37 "Kiss the World Goodbye" – 3:01 Personnel Kris Kristofferson - vocals, guitar Rita Coolidge - vocals Pete Drake - steel guitar Donnie Fritts - keyboards, background vocals Dennis Linde - acoustic and electric guitar Billy Swan - bass, background vocals Stephen Bruton - acoustic and electric guitar, background vocals Kenneth A. Buttrey - drums Jerry Carrigan - drums Tommy Jackson - fiddle Jerry Kennedy - guitar Farrell Morris - percussion Terry Paul - bass, background vocals Jerry Shook - acoustic and electric guitar Benny Whitehead - background vocals John "Bucky" Wilkin - acoustic and electric guitar Charlie McCoy - harmonica, organ Production Produced by Fred Foster Tommy Strong, Mort Thomasson, Lou Bradley - engineer Ed Lee - cover design Arnold Arnhan - cover artwork Marian Owen, Janet Madison - back cover photography Liner notes —Kris Kristofferson Cultural references In the video game Battlefield: Bad Company, upon facing a difficult situation one of the player character's squad members asks if "Is this as bad as Kris Kristofferson's third album?" upon which another squad member replies affirmatively, referring to Border Lord. The exact quote: Sweetwater: "This is bad, Hags. Whatever you've done, it's worse." Haggard: "Worse than Kris Kristofferson's third album?" Sweetwater: "Bad, worse!" Haggard: "No WAY!" Charts References 1972 albums Kris Kristofferson albums Albums produced by Fred Foster Monument Records albums