"God Must Be a Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Dan Seals Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted ...

. It was released in January 1984 as the fourth and final single from his album ''

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''. It was also his first top 10 hit, reaching #10. It is also the album's most successful single.

Music video

The music video, directed by Neil Abramson, is one of three videos Seals filmed specially for his 1991 video compilation, ''A Portrait''. The video shows Seals singing the song in the middle of a highway in a desert and also shows footage and photographs of a mix of ranches and cowboys in their typical lifestyle.

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References

1984 singles Dan Seals songs Songs written by Dan Seals Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Liberty Records singles 1983 songs {{1983-country-song-stub