The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium

by George Strait

Overview

After three decades of hits, George Strait announced in 2012 he planned to retire after a final tour. Strait didn't plan to abandon music -- he went on record claiming that he still hoped to cut his traditional record a year -- but big arena shows were starting to wear on him, so he launched The Cowboy Rides Away tour, allowing all of his fans one final chance to see him in their hometown. The 2014 live album commemorating that farewell tour captures the final show on the tour, a stop in Arlington, Texas on June 7, 2014 where a host of stars stopped by to celebrate Strait's career. Some of the invited guests are only marginally associated with Strait -- Sheryl Crow, in the middle of her country reinvention, feels a tad out of place even if she amiably smiles through "Here for a Good Time" -- but there are plenty of old friends (Vince Gill, Alan Jackson), family (Bubba Strait), and new guns carrying the torch (Jason Aldean, Eric Church). The 20-song set list means there are many hits that didn't make the cut, but never once do they cross your mind as the concert unfolds: this is all relaxed, easy, and effortlessly entertaining, a reminder of all Strait's great gifts and evidence of why he'll be missed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/2014
Label:	Mca Nashville
UPC:	0602537965311
Rank:	6188

Tracks

1. Check Yes or No
2. The Love Bug
3. Fool Hearted Memory
4. Arkansas Dave
5. Cowboys Like Us
6. That's What Breaking Hearts Do
7. Marina Del Rey
8. Here for a Good Time
9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne
10. Jackson
11. A Showman's Life
12. Murder on Music Row
13. The Chair
14. Give It All We Got Tonight
15. Run
16. I'll Always Remember You
17. Ocean Front Property
18. Troubadour
19. All My Ex's Live in Texas
20. The Cowboy Rides Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Strait   Primary Artist
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Faith Hill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Eric Church   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jason Aldean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Martina McBride   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ray Benson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Miranda Lambert   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Alan Jackson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kenny Chesney   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Bubba Strait   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mac McAnally   Guitar (Acoustic)
Benny McArthur   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Fiddle
Joe Manuel   Guitar (Acoustic)
Gene Elders   Fiddle,Mandolin
Marty Slayton   Vocals (Background)
Rick McRae   Guitar (Electric)
Mike Daily   Guitar (Steel)
John Michael Whitby   Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Kennedy   Drums
Glenn Worf   Bass
Ronnie Huckaby   Piano
Thom Flora   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sonny Throckmorton   Composer
Blake Mevis   Composer
Phil O'Donnell   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chuck Ainlay   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Larry Cordle   Composer
Curtis Wayne   Composer
Frank Dycus   Composer
Lyndia Shafer   Composer
Wayne Kemp   Composer
Dean Dillon   Composer
Bob DiPiero   Composer
Billy Edd Wheeler   Composer
Larry Shell   Composer
Casey Kelly   Composer
David Hewitt   Engineer
Leslie Satcher   Composer
Royce Porter   Composer
George Strait   Composer,Producer
Hank Cochran   Composer
D. Foster   Photography
Craig Allen   Design
Andy Manganello   Pro-Tools
Bubba Strait   Composer
Rick Diamond   Photography
Tony Lane   Composer
Karen Naff   Art Direction
Erv Woolsey   Composer
Eric Adkins   Photography
Brittany Hamlin   Production Coordination
Matt Rausch   Engineer
Brandon Schexnayder   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Mark Bright   Composer
Sanger D. Shafer   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jesse Winchester   Composer
Aaron Barker   Composer
Alan R. Mevis   Composer
Dana Hunt Oglesby   Composer
Anthony Smith   Composer,Composer
Monty Holmes   Composer
Tim James   Composer
Byron Hill   Composer
Allen Ditto   Engineer
Tony Castle   Engineer
Danny Wells   Composer
Jon Harter   Engineer
Kam Luchterhand   Mixing Assistant
David Friedman   Engineer
David Roberts   Assistant
Eddie Flach   Assistant
Patrick Holloway   Assistant
Mathew Scheiner   Assistant