"Silver Stallion" is a song written by Lee Clayton and originally released by him on his 1978 album ''Border Affair''.

Track listing

The Highwaymen version

The song was later covered by

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...

, Johnny Cash, and

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...

and became the opening track of their 1990 album ''

Highwayman 2 ''Highwayman 2'' is the second studio album released by American country supergroup The Highwaymen. This album was released in 1990 on the Columbia Records label. Johnny Cash had left Columbia several years earlier, making this a "homecoming", ...

''. Released in 1990 as a lead single (Columbia 38-73233, with " American Remains" on the opposite side) from the album, the song peaked at number 25 on U.S. '' Billboard'' country chart for the week of April 28.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

"Silver Stallion"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{authority control Lee Clayton songs The Highwaymen (country supergroup) songs Waylon Jennings songs Willie Nelson songs Johnny Cash songs Kris Kristofferson songs Songs written by Lee Clayton Song recordings produced by Chips Moman 1978 songs 1990 singles Columbia Records singles Vocal collaborations