Horse Opera (album)

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Horse Opera
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Released1990
RecordedApril 10-11, 1990
Studio16th Avenue Recorders; Nashville, TN
Genre Western
Length36:02
Label MCA
Producer Buzz Stone
Riders in the Sky chronology
Best of the West Rides Again
(1990)
Horse Opera
(1990)
Harmony Ranch
(1991)
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Horse Opera was the 13th album of the Western swing trio Riders in the Sky, released in 1990 by MCA Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ride Cowboy Ride" – 2:07
  2. "Maybe I'll Cry Over You" – 3:03
  3. "Texas Echo" – 2:50
  4. "Slocum Intro" – 0:50
  5. "What Would I do Without You" – 2:47
  6. "The Arms of My Love" – 2:17
  7. "Homecoming Yodel" – 2:40
  8. "Call of the Canyon" – 2:38
  9. "Drywall Intro" – 0:32
  10. "Livin' in a Mobile Home" – 2:50
  11. "The Line Rider" – 3:30
  12. "Sidekick Heaven" – 6:55
  13. "Somebody's Got to Do It" – 3:03

Personnel

Riders in the Sky

Additional musicians



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