Ghost Riders in the Sky

For the Slim Whitman album, see Ghost Riders in the Sky (album).
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend"
Song
Published1948, Edwin H. Morris & Co Inc
ReleasedJune 5, 1948
GenreCountry, western
SongwriterStan Jones
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Silver
B-side"I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar"
ReleasedApril 28, 1979
RecordedMarch 27–April 9, 1979
StudioJack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry, outlaw country, country rock, western
Length3:45
LabelColumbia
SongwriterStan Jones
ProducerBrian Ahern
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"I Will Rock and Roll with You"
(1978) 		"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
(1979) 		"I'll Say It's True"
(1979)

"Ghost Riders in the Sky" is a country and western song written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones.

A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as the greatest western song of all time.


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