Riders In The Sky - Silver Jubilee

Artist:

Riders in the Sky

UPC:

715949105524

See Also:

Murphey, Michael Martin Cash, Johnny Horton, Johnny Robbins, Marty Riders In The Sky - Saddle Pals Riders In The Sky - Weeds & Water

Description:

Riders In The Sky: Ranger Doug (vocals, guitar); Woody Paul (vocals, fiddle); Joey The Cowpolka King (vocals, accordion, keyboards, percussion); Too Slim (vocals, bass). Recorded at B. Truitt Music, The Music Wagon, Nashville, Tennessee and The Renaissance Center, Dickson, Tennessee. Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Riders in the Sky celebrate their 25th anniversary by revisiting a number of their most requested numbers with brand new renditions. All four members are strong singers as well as being able instrumentalists. They`re also ready to add a touch of humor at a moment`s notice. The obvious favorites are the decades-old songs known by listeners barely familiar with cowboy music, including "Texas Plains," "Back in the Saddle Again," "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (which easily eclipses Vaughn Monroe`s hit record), and a live version of "Rawhide." Two extremely funny tracks include "Sidekick Heaven," with a narrative piece with amusing impressions of a number of famous cowboy movie sidekicks, and the side-splitting "Phantom of the Chuckwagon," which lampoons the ridiculous works of the nauseating Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (one sample lyric: "Don`t cry for me, Arizonie, I ate a bad burrito"). The yodeling may take some getting used to for those not well-versed in the cowboy tradition, but the music within this well-packaged two-CD set, with extensive liner notes and lots of photos, will easily stand the test of time. ~ Ken Dryden

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Texas Plains
2. Cool Water
3. Back in the Saddle Again
4. Compadres in the Old Sierra Madres
5. Sidekick Heaven
6. Blue Bonnet Lady
7. Riders in the Sky, (Ghost)
8. Line Rider, The
9. We`re Burnin` Moonlight
10. Phantom of the Chuckwagon
11. La Malaguena
12. Here Comes the Santa Fe
13. Arms of My Love, The
14. Salting of the Slug, The
15. Way Out There
16. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

DISC 2:

1. Ride Cowboy Ride
2. Ringo
3. Biscuit Blues, The
4. Lonely Yukon Stars
5. That`s How the Yodel Was Born
6. Blue Montana Skies
7. Woody`s Roundup
8. Reincarnation / Sundown In Santa Fe
9. My Oklahoma
10. Wah-Hoo
11. Early Autumn
12. Rawhide
13. You`re Wearing Out Your Welcome Matt
14. Questions
15. There`s a Blue Sky Way Out Yonder
16. Riders Radio Theatre Medley: / So Long Saddle Pals
17. Cowboy Way, The

Album Information

Release Date:

11/11/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Cowboy

Label:

Acoustic Disc

Producer:

Joey Miskulin

Catalog Number:

55

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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