Gypsy Cowboy is the third album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded and released in 1972.

Gypsy Cowboy
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1972
Recorded1972
GenreCountry rock
Length41:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerStephen Barncard
New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology
Powerglide
(1972)
Gypsy Cowboy
(1972)
The Adventures of Panama Red
(1973)
Singles from Gypsy Cowboy
  1. ""Groupie" / "She's No Angel""
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Variety(favourable)[2]

The album includes six original songs by John Dawson and three by Dave Torbert, plus cover versions of country classics "She's No Angel" and "Long Black Veil". Donna Jean Godchaux of the Grateful Dead sings background vocals on two songs, "Whiskey" and "Long Black Veil". One single was released in conjunction with the album — "Groupie" / "She's No Angel".[3][4]

In 2007, Gypsy Cowboy was re-released on the Wounded Bird Records label, with four bonus tracks. These were live versions of "Groupie", "Sutter's Mill", "Superman", and "She's No Angel". All except "Superman" were from the New Riders' 1974 album Home, Home on the Road.

Track listing edit

  1. "Gypsy Cowboy" (Dave Torbert) – 4:17
  2. "Whiskey" (John Dawson) – 3:33
  3. "Groupie" (Torbert) – 2:40
  4. "Sutter's Mill" (Dawson) – 1:52
  5. "Death and Destruction" (Dawson) – 8:39
  6. "Linda" (Dawson) – 3:04
  7. "On My Way Back Home" (Torbert) – 3:29
  8. "Superman" (Dawson) – 3:09
  9. "She's No Angel" (Wanda Ballman) – 2:51
  10. "Long Black Veil" (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) – 3:56
  11. "Sailin'" (Dawson) – 2:49

Personnel edit

New Riders of the Purple Sage edit

Additional musicians edit

Production edit

  • Producer: Stephen Barncard and NRPS
  • Recording Engineers: Stephen Barncard, Dave Brown, Ellen Burke
  • Cover Art: Lore Orion
  • Liner notes: John Tobler

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "New Riders of the Purple Sage: Gypsy Cowboy". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Record Review: Riders, Merman, J. Smith, Groucho, Edition, R. Williams, New Seekers, Brewer- Shipley, Michell Top LP's". Vol. 269, no. 6. Variety. December 20, 1972. p. 48. ProQuest 1032460809. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Gypsy Cowboy at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
  4. ^ Gypsy Cowboy at nrps.net, the NRPS official website