Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Missing image TheByrdsSweetheartoftheRodeo.jpg Album cover
Album by The Byrds
Released	July 22, 1968
Recorded	Nashville, March 9 1968 - May 27,1968
Genre	Country rock
Length	1968 Original 30 min 30 s 1997 Re-release 55 min 51 s 2003 Legacy Edition ?? min ?? s
Record label	Columbia
Producer	Gary Usher
Professional reviews
AMG (http://www.Allmusic.com)	1997 5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70403121920353271&sql=A3x61mpb39ffo)
	2003 4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70403121920353271&sql=A60vsa9lgw23h)
Pitchfork (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com)	1997 9 out of 10	link (http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/byrds/sweetheart-of-the-rodeo.shtml)
	2003 9.7 out of 10	link (http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/byrds/sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-2003.shtml)
Q	1997 5 stars out of 5	October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=135793&resource=135793&fixture_artist=146062)
Rolling Stone	1997 4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=11615&cf=2202)
The Byrds Chronology
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)	Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)	Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)

Sweetheart of the Rodeo is an album by American country rock band The Byrds, released on July 22, 1968 (see 1968 in music). Though The Byrds were not the first to fuse country and rock, they quickly became the most popular act to do so. With the talents of legendary country musician Gram Parsons, The Byrds released a long series of rock albums fixed with various influences, including bluegrass, folk and country music; Sweetheart of the Rodeo is now widely regarded as The Byrds best album, and one of the most successful fusions of country and rock in the history of music.

Sweetheart of the Rodeo peaked at #77 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single "You Ain't Going Nowhere" peaked at #74 on the Pop Singles chart.

The album was re-released in 1997 with eight bonus tracks featuring previously unreleased songs, rehearsals and outtakes. In 2003, a further version was released featuring slightly different bonus tracks and an entire second disc of material, the first six tracks of which are actually songs by the International Submarine Band (Parsons' previous band). The rest of the second disc is made up of more alternate versions and outtakes. Most of the alternate versions and outtakes feature Parsons' vocals on songs that were later released with vocals by Roger McGuinn.

It is number 117 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Contents

1 Track listing 1.1 1997 Re-release 1.2 2003 Legacy Edition 1.2.1 Disc 1 1.2.2 Disc 2 2 Personnel

Track listing

1997 Re-release

1. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) - 2:38
2. "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional/Traditional) - 3:42
3. "The Christian Life" (Louvin/Louvin) - 2:33
4. "You Don't Miss Your Water" (Bell) - 3:51
5. "You're Still on My Mind" (McDaniel) - 2:26
6. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (Woody Guthrie) - 2:37
7. "Hickory Wind" (Buchanan/Gram Parsons) - 3:34
8. "One Hundred Years from Now" (Parsons) - 2:43
9. "Blue Canadian Rockies" (Walker) - 2:05
10. "Life in Prison" (Merle Haggard/Sanders) - 2:47
11. "Nothing Was Delivered" (Dylan) - 3:34
12. "You Got a Reputation" (Hardin) - 3:10
13. "Lazy Days" (Parsons) - 3:29
14. "Pretty Polly" (Chris Hillman/Roger McGuinn) - 2:56
15. "The Christian Life" [Rehearsal-Take 11] (Louvin/Louvin) - 2:58
16. "Life in Prison" [Rehearsal-Take 11] (Haggard/Sanders) - 3:01
17. "You're Still on My Mind" [Rehearsal-Take 43] (McDaniel) - 2:31
18. "One Hundred Years from Now" [Rehearsal-Take 2] (Parsons) - 3:23
19. "All I Have are Memories" [Instrumental] (Hewitt/Ledford) - 4:47

2003 Legacy Edition

Disc 1

1. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) - 2:38
2. "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional/Traditional) - 3:42
3. "The Christian Life" (Louvin/Louvin) - 2:33
4. "You Don't Miss Your Water" (Bell) - 3:51
5. "You're Still on My Mind" (McDaniel) - 2:26
6. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (Woody Guthrie) - 2:37
7. "Hickory Wind" (Buchanan/Gram Parsons) - 3:34
8. "One Hundred Years from Now" (Parsons) - 2:43
9. "Blue Canadian Rockies" (Walker) - 2:05
10. "Life in Prison" (Merle Haggard/Sanders) - 2:47
11. "Nothing Was Delivered" (Dylan) - 3:34
12. "All I Have Are Memories" [Master Take] (Kelley) - 2:48
13. "Reputation" (Hardin) - 3:09
14. "Pretty Polly" (Hillman/McGuinn) - 2:55
15. "Lazy Days" (Parsons) - 3:28
16. "Christian Life" [Master Take] (Louvin/Louvin) - 2:29
17. "You Don't Miss Your Water" [Master Take] (Bell) - 3:49
18. "One Hundred Years from Now" [Master Take] (Parsons) - 3:01
19. "Radio Spot: Sweetheart of the Radio Album" - 0:58

Disc 2

1. "Sum Up Broke" (Nuese/Parsons) - 2:13
2. "One Day Week" (Parsons) - 2:16
3. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Fell) - 2:34
4. "Blue Eyes" (Parsons) - 2:47
5. "Luxury Liner" (Parsons) - 2:53
6. "Strong Boy" (Parsons) - 2:01
7. "Lazy Days" [Alternate Version] (Parsons) - 3:18
8. "Pretty Polly" [Alternate Version] (Hillman/McGuinn) - 3:37
9. "Hickory Wind" [Alternate "Nashville" Version-Take 8] (Buchanan/Parsons) - 3:40
10. "Christian Life" [Rehearsal-Take 7] (Louvin/Louvin) - 3:26
11. "Christian Life" [Rehearsal-Take 8] (Louvin/Louvin) - 3:05
12. "Life in Prison" [Rehearsal-Takes 1 & 2] (Haggard/Sanders) - 3:16
13. "Life in Prison" [Rehearsal-Takes 3 & 4] (Haggard/Sanders) - 3:16
14. "One Hundred Years from Now" [Rehearsal-Takes 12 & 13] (Parsons) - 3:58
15. "One Hundred Years from Now" [Rehearsal-Takes 13 & 14] (Parsons) - 3:59
16. "You're Still on My Mind" [Rehearsal-Take 13] (McDaniel) - 2:53
17. "You're Still on My Mind" [Rehearsal-Take 48] (McDaniel) - 2:38
18. "All I Have Are Memories" [Alternate Instrumental-Take 17] (Kelley) - 3:13
19. "All I Have Are Memories" [Alternate Instrumental-Take 21] (Kelley) - 3:07
20. "Blue Canadian Rockies" [Rehearsal-Take 14] (Walker) - 2:59

Personnel

• Clarence White - Guitar, Vocals
• John Hartford - Banjo, Guitar
• Chris Hillman - Bass, Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Vocals
• Gram Parsons - Guitar, Vocals
• Lloyd Green - Guitar (Steel)
• Earl Ball - Piano
• Earl Poole Ball - Piano
• Adam Block - Project Director
• Charlie Bragg - Engineer
• Jon Corneal - Drums
• Roy Halee - Engineer
• Roy M. "Junior" Husky - Bass
• Kevin Kelley - Drums
• Jay Dee Maness - Guitar (Steel)
• JayDee Mannes - Guitar (Steel)
• Roger McGuinn - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
• Gary Usher - Producer, Original Recording Producer
• Johnny Rogan - Photography
• David Fricke - Liner Notes
• Bob Irwin - Producer
• Michael Ochs - Photography
• Vic Anesini - Mastering, Mixing
• Jessica Sowin - Project Director, Associate Project Director
• Bill Grimes - Photography
• Rosemary Mulligan - Packaging Managersv:Sweetheart of the Rodeo