Best of the West Rides Again

Best of the West Rides Again
Greatest hits album by Riders in the Sky
Released	October 25, 1989
Genre	Western swing
Length	64:15
Label	Rounder
Riders in the Sky chronology
Riders Go Commercial (1989)Riders Go Commercial1989 Best of the West Rides Again (1990) Horse Opera (1990)Horse Opera1990

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Best of the West Rides Again is a compilation recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1989.

This is the second compilation taken from the Rounder albums presented by Riders in the Sky.

Track listing

1. "Three on the Trail" – 1:57
2. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry, Ray Whitley) – 2:14
3. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) – 3:23
4. "Desperado Trail" – 2:54
5. "At the End of the Rainbow Trail" (Douglas Green) – 2:09
6. "Down the Trail to San Antone" (Spriggins) – 1:54
7. "Blue Shadows on the Trail" (Daniel, Lange) – 3:40
8. "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" (Lilley, Frank Loesser) – 2:35
9. "Pecos Bill" (Daniel, Lange, Nolan, Smith) – 2:22
10. "Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" (Traditional) – 3:07
11. "West Texas Cowboy" – 3:01
12. "Cowpoke" (Jones) – 1:38
13. "Old El Paso" (Green) – 2:13
14. "Skyball Paint" – 1:29
15. "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre" – 3:09
16. "Bound to Hit the Trail" – 2:16
17. "Ojo Caliente" – 3:09
18. "The Yodel Blues" (Dolan, Mercer) – 2:28
19. "Pretty Prairie Princess" (Paul) – 2:22
20. "Chasin' the Sun" (Green) – 2:01
21. "When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (Vincent, Wright) – 3:35
22. "Singing a Song to the Sky" (Green) – 2:27
23. "On the Rhythm Range" – 2:22
24. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 4:03
25. "When Payday Rolls Around" (Nolan) – 1:47

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

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website