Public Cowboy No. 1 (album) explained

Public Cowboy #1: The Music of Gene Autry
Type:	studio
Artist:	Riders in the Sky
Cover:	Public Cowboy -1.jpg
Released:	October 22, 1996
Genre:	Western
Length:	38:46
Label:	Rounder
Prev Title:	Cowboy Songs
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Yodel the Cowboy Way
Next Year:	1998

Public Cowboy #1 is a studio recording released on CD by the Western band Riders in the Sky on October 22, 1996.

Critical reception

According to AllMusic's Bruce Eder, the Riders in the Sky created this album in the wake of performing a Gene Autry medley on television with Autry himself in the audience.

In another review, James H. Nottage wrote:

Track listing

1. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry, Ray Whitley) – 3:58
2. "Sioux City Sue" (Ray Freedman, Dick Thomas) – 2:39
3. "Mexicali Rose" (Helen Stone, Jack Tenney) – 2:48
4. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 3:24
5. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (Scott Wiseman) – 3:39
6. "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from My Shoes" (Autry, Johnston, Pitts) – 2:55
7. "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" (Autry, Jimmy Long) – 3:50
8. "Be Honest with Me" (Autry, Fred Rose) – 2:20
9. "Blue Canadian Rockies" (Autry, Cindy Walker) – 2:45
10. "Lonely River" (Autry, Fred Rose, Ray Whitley) – 3:02
11. "South of the Border" (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy) – 3:13
12. "Ridin' Down the Canyon" (Autry, Smiley Burnette) – 4:16

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – vocals, guitar
• Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass

External links

• Riders in the Sky (official website)