The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium

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The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium
Live album by
George Strait
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Recorded2014
GenreCountry
Length69:56
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerChuck Ainlay
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Love Is Everything
(2013) 		The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium
(2014) 		Cold Beer Conversation
(2015)

The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium is a live album released by George Strait in 2014.[1] The title refers to the fact that this concert was the final performance of his final tour "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour" on June 7, 2014 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 104,793 people were in attendance, the largest ever single-show attendance at a U.S. stadium.[2] An all-star lineup joined Strait on stage. The DVD of the concert was released on November 11. The show was recorded on Remote Recording's Silver Truck by Chuck Ainlay and David Hewitt.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Check Yes or No"Danny Wells, Dana Hunt Black3:26
2."Lovebug" (with Vince Gill)Wayne Kemp, Curtis Wayne3:02
3."Fool Hearted Memory" (with Jason Aldean)Byron Hill, Blake Mevis2:58
4."Arkansas Dave" (with Bubba Strait)Bubba Strait3:51
5."Cowboys Like Us" (with Eric Church)Anthony Smith, Bob DiPiero3:18
6."That's What Breaking Hearts Do"George Strait, B. Strait3:34
7."Marina del Rey"Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus4:17
8."Here for a Good Time" (with Sheryl Crow)G. Strait, B. Strait, Dillon2:55
9."I Can Still Make Cheyenne"Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey4:28
10."Jackson" (with Martina McBride)Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber3:10
11."A Showman's Life" (with Faith Hill)Jesse Winchester4:29
12."Murder on Music Row" (with Alan Jackson)Larry Cordle, Larry Shell4:45
13."The Chair"Hank Cochran, Dillon4:13
14."Give It All We Got Tonight"Tim James, Phil O'Donnell, Mark Bright3:44
15."Run" (with Miranda Lambert)Smith, Tony Lane3:48
16."I'll Always Remember You"G. Strait, B. Strait, Dillon4:16
17."Ocean Front Property" (with Kenny Chesney)Dillon, Cochran, Royce Porter3:17
18."Troubadour"Leslie Satcher, Monty Holmes2:57
19."All My Ex's Live in Texas" (with Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride)Sanger D. Shafer, Linda J. Shafer3:28
20."The Cowboy Rides Away"Sonny Throckmorton, Casey Kelly 

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and No. 2 on the Hot Country Albums chart, with 51,000 copies sold for its first week.[3] The album has sold 351,900 copies in the US as of October 2015.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stefano, Angela (August 18, 2014). "George Strait Announces 'The Cowboy Rides Away' Live Album". The Boot. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Bob Allen (June 16, 2014). "George Strait's Final Show Sets Billboard Boxscore Attendance Records". Billboard.
  3. ^ Wade Jessen (September 25, 2014). "Tim McGraw's 'Sundown' Shines at No. 1 on Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2015). "Country Albums Chart Report: October 5, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved October 6, 2015. Sales figure given [1]
  5. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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