''Ghost Riders'' is the sixth studio album by American
rock
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band
Outlaws, released on November 22, 1980, through
Arista Records. The album lacks the
country music
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influence of the band's previous recordings, instead emphasizing
hard rock.
''Ghost Riders'' sparked a comeback after the mediocre sales of prior albums. Their cover of "
(Ghost) Riders In the Sky
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter, film and television actor Stan Jones.
A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the mo ...
" was one of their most successful songs earned the band some attention outside southern rock circles. ''Ghost Riders'' would be the final Outlaws album for
Billy Jones, who would be asked to leave the band after its release.
Track listing
#"
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter, film and television actor Stan Jones.
A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the mo ...
" (
Stan Jones) – 5:52
#"White Horses" (Salem) – 3:53
#"Angels Hide" (Thomasson) – 5:45
#"Devil's Road" (Salem) – 4:50
#"
I Can't Stop Loving You
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" (
Nicholls) – 4:21
#"Wishing Wells" (Thomasson) – 3:35
#"Sunshine" (Duke, Jones) – 5:38
#"Freedom Walk" (Jones) – 5:45
Personnel
*
Rick Cua
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–
bass,
guitar
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,
vocals
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*David Dix –
percussion
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,
drums
*
Billy Jones – guitar, vocals
*Mike Duke –
keyboards
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Music
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, vocals
*Freddie Salem – guitar, vocals
*
Hughie Thomasson
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– guitar, vocals
Charts
Album
Singles
References
External links
*
Outlaws (band) albums
1980 albums
Arista Records albums
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