Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt

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Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
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ReleasedJune 1993
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Length31:53
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Producer Cliff "Barny" Robertson
Waylon Jennings chronology
Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
(1992)
Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
(1993)
Waymore's Blues (Part II)
(1994)
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Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt is an album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released in 1993 through RCA Nashville and Ode 2 Kids Records. A concept album, it features Jennings singing compositions intended for children. All of the tracks on the record were written by the singer himself. The final song is dedicated to Jennings' son, Shooter. While a music video for "Cowboy Movies" was filmed, the album itself did not chart. The album was recorded by Rodney Good and produced by Cliff "Barny" Robertson, whose daughters, Becky, Emily and Joanna, sing backing vocals on it. In the mid-2000s, the daughters founded a group called Carter's Chord.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Waylon Jennings except where noted.

  1. "I'm Little" – 2:57
  2. "I Just Can't Wait" – 2:34
  3. "When I Get Big" – 2:11
  4. "All of My Sisters Are Girls" – 2:59
  5. "A Bad Day" – 3:09
  6. "Dirt" – 2:36
  7. "Cowboy Movies" – 3:01
  8. "If I Could Only Fly" – 2:34
  9. "Useless (The Little Horse That Didn't Grow)" (Waylon Jennings, Shooter Jennings) – 5:23
  10. "Small Packages" – 2:14
  11. "Shooter's Theme" – 2:15

Personnel

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt at AllMusic