Bull Rider (song)

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"Bull Rider"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Silver
A-side "Bull Rider"
"Lonesome to the Bone"
ReleasedMarch 1, 1980 (1980-03-01) [1]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 1-11237
Songwriter(s) Rodney Crowell
Producer(s) Brian Ahern [2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Wings in the Morning"
(1980)
"Bull Rider"
(1980)
"Song of the Patriot"
(1980)
Audio
"Bull Rider" on YouTube

"Bull Rider" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 25th anniversary album Silver (1979).

Contents

Released as a single in 1980 (Columbia 1-11237, with "Lonesome to the Bone" from the same album on the opposite side), [2] [3] the song reached number 66 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart. [4]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 1-11237, 1980) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bull Rider" R. Crowell 3:07
2."Lonesome to the Bone" J. R. Cash 2:36

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 66

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References

  1. "Bull Rider". Johnny Cash Official Site. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Bull Rider | Releases". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-02-04. 1-11237 // Johnny Cash Bull Rider -R. Crowell- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "SILVER" JC 36086 Produced by Brian Ahern // Johnny Cash Lonesome to the Bone -J. R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "SILVER" JC 36086 Produced by Brian Ahern
  3. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1. February "Bull Rider"/"Lonesome to the Bone" (Columbia 1-11237) released.
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  5. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-04.