Prairie Serenade Explained

Prairie Serenade
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Riders in the Sky
Cover:	Prairie_Serenade.jpg
Released:	1982
Studio:	Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:	Western
Length:	44:56
Label:	Rounder
Producer:	Riders in the Sky
Prev Title:	Cowboy Jubilee
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Weeds & Water
Next Year:	1983

Prairie Serenade is the third studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1982. It is available as a single CD.

Track listing

1. "Prairie Serenade" (Douglas B. Green) – 2:43
2. "(I've Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle" (Joseph J. Lilley, Frank Loesser) – 2:40
3. "Blue Shadows on the Trail" (Eliot Daniel, Johnny Lange) – 3:43
4. "Pretty Prairie Princess" (Paul Chrisman) – 2:25
5. "Cowpoke" (Stan Jones) – 1:42
6. "Nevada" (Chrisman, Karen Ritter) – 2:40
7. "Down the Trail to San Antone" (Deuce Spriggins) – 1:57
8. "I Ride an Old Paint" (Traditional) – 2:14
9. "Utah Trail" (Chrisman) – 3:29
10. "Old El Paso" (Green) – 2:16
11. "Chasin' the Sun" (Green) – 2:04^[1]
12. "Home on the Range" (Traditional) – 4:11

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
• Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, accordion, vocals
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, guitar, vocals
• Kayton Robers – steel guitar
• Kenny Malone – percussion

Production notes

• Todd Cerney – engineer
• Denny Purcell – mastering

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website

Notes and References

1. Don Cusic - It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders in the Sky 2003 ""Chasing the Sun" is a fast-paced number about being on the move."