The Electric Horseman (album)

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The Electric Horseman: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedDecember 1979
Recorded1979
Genre Country
Length33:30
Label Columbia Records
Producer Dave Grusin
Larry Rosen
Willie Nelson
Sydney Pollack
Willie Nelson chronology
Pretty Paper
(1979)
The Electric Horseman: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1979)
San Antonio Rose
(1980)
Singles from The Electric Horseman: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
    Released: January 1980

The Electric Horseman: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the Sydney Pollack film The Electric Horseman . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

Songs by Willie Nelson

  1. "Midnight Rider" – 2:51
  2. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – 3:05
  3. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 3:28
  4. "So You Think You're a Cowboy" – 2:19
  5. "Hands on the Wheel" – 2:50

Side two

Film score by Dave Grusin

  1. "Electro-Phantasma" – 5:00
  2. "Rising Star (Love Theme)" – 2:36
  3. "The Electric Horseman" – 3:41
  4. "Interlude-Tumbleweed Morning" – 0:29
  5. "Disco Magic" – 5:03
  6. "Freedom Epilogue" – 2:11

Personnel

References

  1. Marchese, Joe (May 20, 2016). "If You Remember Me: Varese Reissues Dave Grusin, Willie Nelson on "The Champ" and "Electric Horseman"". The Second Disc. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. Thompson, Gayle (December 21, 2022). "43 Years Ago: Willie Nelson Makes His Film Debut in 'The Electric Horseman'". The Boot. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  3. Dowling, Marcus K. (September 16, 2025). "Why was Robert Redford in Nashville with country stars in the 1970s?". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 2, 1980. p. 42. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. Himes, Geoffrey (October 7, 2025). Willie Nelson: All the Albums. Motorbooks. p. 88-89. ISBN   978-0-7603-9585-1 . Retrieved November 9, 2025.