A Cowboy Has to Sing is the third Sons of the San Joaquin album and the first for a major label. All of the album's songs were written by members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Though newly recorded, the songs on this album can all be found on the two previous releases.

A Cowboy Has to Sing
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1992
GenreWestern
LabelWarner Western
Sons of the San Joaquin chronology
Bound for the Rio Grande
(1991)
A Cowboy Has to Sing
(1992)
Songs of the Silver Screen
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Timber Trail"Tim Spencer2:08
2."The Boss Is Hangin' Out a Rainbow"Bob Nolan2:36
3."Blue Prairie"Tim Spencer, Bob Nolan3:52
4."Cool Water"Bob Nolan3:29
5."Way Out There"Bob Nolan2:57
6."A Cowboy Has to Sing"Bob Nolan2:11
7."Wind"Bob Nolan4:17
8."Song of the Rover"Bob Nolan2:06
9."Moonlight on the Trail"Tim Spencer3:12
10."So Long to the Red River Valley"Tim Spencer2:27

Personnel

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Sons of the San Joaquin

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  • Jack Hannah
  • Joe Hannah
  • Lon Hannah

Additional personnel

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  • Joey Miskulin – accordion
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, arch top guitar
  • Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
  • Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
  • Sonny Garrish – pedal steel
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion

Production

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  • Michael Martin Murphey – executive producer, producer
  • Joey Miskulin – producer
  • Richard Helm – A&R direction
  • Patricia Miskulin – production coordinator
  • Recorded at:
    • The Reflections and the Doghouse, Nashville, TN
      • Gary Paczosa – engineer
      • Toby Seay – assistant engineer
      • Marshall Morgan – mixer
  • Mastered at:
    • Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
      • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • William Matthews – watercolor painting
  • Steven Whatley – design

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Thom. AllMusic review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ A Cowboy Has to Sing (liner notes). Sons of the San Joaquin. Warner Western. 1992. 9 26935-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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