That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls

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That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls
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ReleasedNovember 1978
Recorded Caribou Ranch
(Nederland, CO)
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Producer Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings
Jessi Colter chronology
Mirriam
(1977)
That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls
(1978)
Leather and Lace
(1981)
Singles from That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls
  1. "Maybe You Should've Been Listening"
    Released: August 30, 1978
  2. "Love Me Back to Sleep"
    Released: 1979
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That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls is the fifth studio album by American country artist Jessi Colter. [2] The album was released in November 1978 on Capitol Records and was produced by Richie Albright and Waylon Jennings. The title track was written by Tony Joe White. [3]

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Background

That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls contained ten tracks of entirely new material. The album's first single, "Maybe You Should've Been Listening," only reached a peak of #45 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1978, and the album's second single, "Love Me Back Sleep" peaked even lower on the chart in 1979. The album charted among the Top Country Albums list, reaching #46 upon its release in January 1978. [4] The album's title track would later be covered and released as a single by country music artist, Jacky Ward in 1980, where it would reach #7 on the Hot Country Songs Chart.

Like Colter's previous releases, the album was co-produced by Waylon Jennings, a country artist and Colter's husband. He also helped serve as background vocals on the album as well.

Track listing

  1. "Roll On" — 3:29
  2. "Black Haired Boy" — 2:51
  3. "I Was Kinda Crazy Then" — 3:10
  4. "That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls" — 3:20
  5. "My Cowboy's Last Ride" — 3:12
  6. "Hold Back the Tears" — 3:00
  7. "Maybe You Should've Been Listening" — 4:35
  8. "Don't You Think I Feel it Too" — 3:02
  9. "Love Me Back to Sleep" — 2:26
  10. "My Goodness" — 5:00

Personnel

Recorded at Jack Clements's Caribou Ranch American studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States.

Chart positions

AlbumBillboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
1978Country Albums46

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1978"Maybe You Should've Been Listening"Country Singles45
1979Love Me Back to SleepCountry Singles91

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 100.
  3. Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 351.
  4. "That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls > Charts & Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2009-07-13.