Sweetheart of the Rodeo

~ Release by The Byrds (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher background vocals: Chris Hillman (on 1968-03-09) vocals: Roger McGuinn (on 1968-03-09) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968) samples from: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30) cover recording of: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (on 1968-03-09) additional lyricist: Bob Dylan (in 1971) lyricist and composer: Bob Dylan (in 1967) publisher: Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)	3.5	2:33
2	I Am a Pilgrim engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher banjo: Roger McGuinn (on 1968-03-13) fiddle: John Hartford (on 1968-03-13) cover recording of: I Am a Pilgrim (on 1968-03-13) lyricist and composer: Merle Travis	2.5	3:39
3	The Christian Life engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher lead vocals: Roger McGuinn (on 1968-04-24) cover recording of: The Christian Life (on 1968-04-24) writer: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin recording of: The Christian Life writer: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin	3	2:30
4	You Don’t Miss Your Water engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher piano: Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (on 1968-04-15) lead vocals: Roger McGuinn (on 1968-04-15) cover recording of: You Don’t Miss Your Water (on 1968-04-15) lyricist and composer: William Bell publisher: Irving Music, Inc.	2	3:48
5	You’re Still on My Mind engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher vocals: Gram Parsons (on 1968-04-17) recording of: You’re Still on My Mind (on 1968-04-17) lyricist and composer: McDaniel (American rockabilly singer)	3	2:25
6	Pretty Boy Floyd engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher samples from: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30) recording of: Pretty Boy Floyd (on 1968-03-12) lyricist and composer: Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)	3.5	2:34
7	Hickory Wind engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher lead vocals: Gram Parsons (on 1968-03-09) samples from: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30) part of: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock recording of: Hickory Wind (on 1968-03-09) composer: Bob Buchanan and Gram Parsons	4	3:31
8	One Hundred Years From Now engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher vocals: Chris Hillman (on 1968-05-27) and Roger McGuinn (on 1968-05-27) recording of: One Hundred Years From Now (on 1968-05-27) lyricist and composer: Gram Parsons publisher: BMG Platinum Songs US	3	2:40
9	Blue Canadian Rockies engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher lead vocals: Chris Hillman (on 1968-04-24) cover recording of: Blue Canadian Rockies (on 1968-04-24) lyricist and composer: Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)	3	2:02
10	Life in Prison engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher cover recording of: Life in Prison (on 1968-04-04) writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician)	3.5	2:46
11	Nothing Was Delivered engineer: Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee producer: Gary Usher drums (drum set): Kevin Kelley (on 1968-03-15) vocals: Roger McGuinn (on 1968-03-15) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968) cover recording of: Nothing Was Delivered (on 1968-03-15) lyricist and composer: Bob Dylan (in 1967) publisher: Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)	3	3:24
12	You Got a Reputation cover recording of: You Got a Reputation (on 1968-04-14) composer: Tim Hardin	3	3:08
13	Lazy Days producer: Gary Usher cover recording of: Lazy Days (on 1968-03-11) composer: Gram Parsons	4	3:26
14	Pretty Polly producer: Gary Usher cover recording of: Pretty Polly (on 1968-03-13) writer: Gram Parsons	3	2:53
15	The Christian Life (rehearsal take #11) cover recording of: The Christian Life (on 1968-04-24) writer: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin recording of: The Christian Life writer: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin	3	2:55
16	Life in Prison (rehearsal take #11) cover recording of: Life in Prison (on 1968-04-04) writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician)	4	2:59
17	You’re Still on My Mind (rehearsal take #43) recording of: You’re Still on My Mind (on 1968-04-17) lyricist and composer: McDaniel (American rockabilly singer)	3.5	2:29
18	One Hundred Years From Now (rehearsal take #2) recording of: One Hundred Years From Now (on 1968-05-27) lyricist and composer: Gram Parsons publisher: BMG Platinum Songs US	3	3:20
19	All I Have Are Memories (instrumental) instrumental recording of: All I Have Are Memories (on 1968-05-01) writer: Kevin Kelley	3	4:47

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included in:	Original Album Classics (Volume 2) Sweetheart of the Rodeo + Mr. Tambourine Man

part of:	Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 85) (order: 85) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 117) (order: 117) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 120) (order: 120) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 133) (order: 133) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 274) (order: 274) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 274) (order: 274)

part of:

Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 85) (order: 85)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 117) (order: 117)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 120) (order: 120)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 133) (order: 133)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 274) (order: 274)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 274) (order: 274)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/29947 [info]
reviews:	https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1853/The-Byrds-Sweetheart-of-the-Rodeo/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_byrds/sweetheart_of_the_rodeo/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000653106 [info]
Wikidata:	Q928243 [info]

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