Cowboys and Clowns

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"Cowboys and Clowns"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album Bronco Billy (soundtrack)
B-side"Misery Loves Company"
ReleasedJune 1980
GenreCountry
Length3:15
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Steve Dorff
Snuff Garrett
Gary Harju
Larry Herbstritt
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"My Heart"
(1980)
"Cowboys and Clowns"
(1980)
"Smoky Mountain Rain"
(1980)

"Cowboys and Clowns" is a song written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett, Gary Harju and Larry Herbstritt, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in June 1980 and is featured on the soundtrack for the film Bronco Billy. The song was Milsap's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]

The song was issued as a double A-side with a cover of Porter Wagoner's 1962 hit "Misery Loves Company".

Charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 233.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.