Strongest singer/songwriter debut album?

[Smitty]

Hands down IMO:
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson

1."Blame It on the Stones" (Kristofferson/John Wilkin) – 2:46
2."To Beat the Devil" – 4:43
3."Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson/Fred Foster) – 4:23 ( Listen (help·info))
4."Best of All Possible Worlds" – 3:01
5."Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 2:24
6."The Law Is for Protection of the People" – 2:40
7."Casey's Last Ride" – 3:37
8."Just the Other Side of Nowhere" – 3:39
9."Darby's Castle" – 3:19
10."For the Good Times" – 3:25
11."Duvalier's Dream" – 2:58
12."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" – 4:34 Bonus tracks from the CD release:
13."The Junkie and the Juicehead, Minus Me" – 3:24
14."Shadows of Her Mind" – 3:13
15."The Lady's Not for Sale" (Kristofferson/Carol Pugh) – 3:27
16."Come Sundown" – 2:36

then Guy-Prine-Cohen-McMurtry-Newbury.

[dogstar]

I always thought this was pretty good



Also these

[scotto]

[ChicoHarris]

Oh and another:

Saw and heard James McMurtry last night at Proud Larrys. Was excellent.

[ChicoHarris]

Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ belongs here.

That's my choice.

[John A Arkansawyer]

Hands down IMO:
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson

I don't know his work well--and I don't know why, because I've had several chances to do so--but that's an impressive first album. I've never had a copy around and don't know it as a record, but I do know five, maybe six, of those songs well enough to talk about them without having listen to them first. I'll look out for this one. How big a deal are the extra tracks?

then Guy-Prine-Cohen-McMurtry-Newbury.

So here's a question: Which of these two debut records is more a singer/songwriter album?