Cadillac Ranch (Chris LeDoux song) should not be confused with Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song).
| Cadillac Ranch | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Chris LeDoux |
| Album: | Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy |
| B-Side: | Call of the Wild |
| Released: | October 19, 1992 |
| Studio: | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:52 |
| Label: | Liberty |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen Jerry Crutchfield |
| Prev Title: | Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Look at You Girl |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Cadillac Ranch" is a song written by Chuck Jones and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music artist Chris LeDoux. It was released in October 1992 as the second single from his album Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.[1]
"Cadillac Ranch" is an uptempo song, in which the narrator discusses turning their farm into a party nightspot because of their financial issues.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "rock'n'roll-ish tale about converting a failing farm into a thriving nightspot."[2]
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in October 1992.
"Cadillac Ranch" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 7, 1992.