Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

~ Recording by Waylon & Willie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonThe Electric HorsemanWillie NelsonAlbum + Soundtrack
1.3Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:25Willie NelsonThe Electric Horseman (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Willie Nelson / Dave GrusinAlbum + Soundtrack
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JS 36327
1.10Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonWillie Nelson's Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC2 37542
2.7Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:32Willie NelsonThe Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
1.10Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonWillie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) (DIDP 70065)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CGK 37542, CK 37542
1.9Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonAcross the Tracks: The Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)STAC 2317
1.9Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonAcross the Tracks: The Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2317
1.9Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonAcross the Tracks: The Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)STAR 2317
3.9Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:32Willie NelsonHis Greatest Hits and Finest PerformancesWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest Music (pegasus logo with "Music" above or below)
1.3Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonThe Electric HorsemanWillie NelsonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1990-10-25
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 36327
3.4Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:25Willie NelsonThe Many Sides of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA322736
5.14Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:31Willie NelsonBest of the WorldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
Das Beste aus Reader’s DigestHIT 21725572
1.3Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonSuper Hits, Volume 2Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-09-05
1.12Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:29Willie NelsonRevolutions of Time... The Journey 1975-1993Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-11-14
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C3K 64796
1.12Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:29Willie NelsonRevolutions of Time... The Journey 1975-1993Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C3K 64796
1.3Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonThe Greatest Hits: 38 Timeless ClassicsWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)478039 2
1.7Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonThe Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)484041 2
1.6Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonCowboy Up: The Official PRCA Rodeo AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Edel America Records0036992EDL
2.14Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonThe Very Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C2K 65825
2.14Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonThe Very Best of Willie NelsonWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999-03-02
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C2K 65825
1.12Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonWillie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 86741
1.2Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:28Willie NelsonThe Greatest Country Music Collection EverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-13
Direct Source Special Products Inc.DIGI-3-52232
2.6Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:29Waylon & WillieOne Hell of a RideWillie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 13915 2
1.12Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:27Waylon Jennings & Willie NelsonGreatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.10Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonGreatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) (DIDP 070065)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CGK 37542
1.12Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:29Willie NelsonRevolutions of Time... The Journey 1975-1993Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 504503 2
1.10Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:30Willie NelsonWillie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)471412 2
(unknown)
1.3Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys3:29Willie NelsonSuper Hits Volume 2Willie NelsonAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Dan Wallin
assistant engineer:Ollie Cotton
producer:Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Willie Nelson
Sydney Pollack
Larry Rosen
vocals:Willie Nelson (in 1979-11)
remixer:Larry Rosen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/330160 [info]
recording of:Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1979-11: cover)

Related works

Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

writer:Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor)
Patsy Bruce
publisher:Tree Publishing Inc.
later translated versions:Bygningsarbeideren
later versions:Mama, laß Deinen Sohn nie Fernfahrer werden (Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys)
version of:Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies