Riders Radio Theater (album) explained

See also: Riders Radio Theater.

Riders Radio Theater
Type:	studio
Artist:	Riders in the Sky
Cover:	Radio_Theater.jpg
Released:	June 27, 1988
Genre:	Western / Humor
Length:	53:16
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Bruce Hinton, Chip Hardy
Prev Title:	The Cowboy Way
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Riders Go Commercial
Next Year:	1989

Riders Radio Theater is a studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky based on their radio program Riders Radio Theater. It was released in 1988 and it is available as a single CD.

It contains 18 digitally recorded selections. Like the radio program itself, the album includes cowboy music, musical skits, mock "Public Service Announcements", traffic reports, and commercials. It is, in part, a spoof the 1930s era Western singing cowboy serials.

Track listing

1. "The Scene"
2. "Riders Radio Theme"
3. "Chant of the Wanderer"
4. "Udder Butter on a Rope"
5. "Trail Traffic Report"
6. "Sagebrush Sports Report"
7. "Cattle Call"
8. "Bio Feedbag"
9. "Trail Traffic Update"
10. "Call of the Wild"
11. "Triple X Stock Report"
12. "Sundown Blues"
13. "Riders Radio Theme (Reprise)"
14. "Pops"
15. "Saddle Whiz"
16. "Meltdown on the Mesa"
17. "So Long Saddle Pals"
18. "The Long Shot "

Critical reception

Allmusic gave "Riders Radio Theater" a rating of three stars out of five.

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
• Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, vocals
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals
• Steve Arwood (a.k.a. Texas Bix Bender) - narrator

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website
• Listen Live link