Ghost Riders (Outlaws album)

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Ghost Riders
The Outlaws - Ghost Riders.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 1980
Recorded
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length39:39
Label Arista
Producer Gary Lyons, Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones
Outlaws chronology
In the Eye of the Storm
(1979)
Ghost Riders
(1980)
Los Hombres Malo
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ghost Riders is the sixth studio album by American rock band Outlaws, released on November 22, 1980, through Arista Records. The album lacks the country music influence of the band's previous recordings, instead emphasizing hard rock. [1]

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Ghost Riders sparked a comeback after the mediocre sales of prior albums. Their cover of "(Ghost) Riders In the Sky" was one of their most successful songs earned the band some attention outside southern rock circles. Ghost Riders would be the final Outlaws album for Billy Jones, who would be asked to leave the band after its release.

Track listing

  1. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 5:52
  2. "White Horses" (Salem) – 3:53
  3. "Angels Hide" (Thomasson) – 5:45
  4. "Devil's Road" (Salem) – 4:50
  5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Nicholls) – 4:21
  6. "Wishing Wells" (Thomasson) – 3:35
  7. "Sunshine" (Duke, Jones) – 5:38
  8. "Freedom Walk" (Jones) – 5:45

Personnel

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1981 Pop Albums 25
1981 Canada [2] 12

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1981"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" Top Rock Tracks 15
1981"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" Hot 100 31

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References

  1. 1 2 3 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r14688/review
  2. "RPM Top 50 Albums - March 21, 1981" (PDF).