Weeds & Water
Weeds and Water is the fourth studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1983. It is available as a single CD. The album features cowboy music standards like "Cool Water," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Streets of Laredo," along with several originals.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Western swing | |||
| Length | 28:38 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Riders in the Sky | |||
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This album was first released in the early 1980s as a direct-mail TV package. It was remixed and remastered in 1983, with the steel guitar of Kayton Roberts replacing the original steel tracks.
Track listing
- "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) – 3:19
- "West Texas Cowboy" (Paul Chrisman) – 2:54
- "La Cucaracha" (Traditional) – 2:47
- "Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" (Traditional) – 3:03
- "Singing a Song to the Sky" (Douglas B. Green) – 2:24
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 3:55
- "Pecos Bill" (Eliot Daniel, Johnny Lange) – 2:21
- "That's How the Yodel Was Born" (Green) – 2:13
- "Wasteland" (Green) – 3:27
- "Bound to Hit the Trail" (Chrisman) – 2:15
Personnel
- Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
- Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, vocals
- Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals
- Kayton Roberts – steel guitar
- Bob Mater – drums
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