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The Cowboy Way
Live album by Riders in the Sky
Released	1987
Genre	Western
Length	38:14
Label	MCA
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr.
Riders in the Sky chronology
Best of the West (1987) The Cowboy Way (1987) Riders Radio Theater (1988)

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The Cowboy Way is a live recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It is available as a single CD. This is the second live album recorded by Riders in the Sky.

Track listing

1. "Texas Plains" (Stuart Hamblen) – 2:25
2. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry, Ray Whitley) – 1:59
3. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 3:06
4. "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie" (Carson J. Robison) – 2:41
5. "Mr. Sincere (State Fair Burnout)" (Douglas B. Green, Fred LaBour, Paul Chrisman) – 1:21
6. "Concerto for Violin and Longhorns" (Chrisman) – 2:31
7. "Lonely Yukon Stars" (Green) – 3:01
8. "The Salting of the Slug" (LaBour) – 4:30
9. "When Payday Rolls Around" (Bob Nolan) – 1:38
10. "My Oklahoma" (Terrye Newkirk) – 2:42
11. "Reincarnation" (Wallace McRae) – 3:06
12. "Miss Molly" (Cindy Walker) – 2:44
13. "Ridin' Down the Canyon (When the Desert Sun Goes Down)" (Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette) – 2:55
14. "That's How the Yodel Was Born" (Green) – 2:09
15. "Happy Trails" (Dale Evans) – 1:26

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
• Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, vocals
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals

References

1. Allmusic review

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website

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