Gypsy Cowboy

by New Riders of the Purple Sage

Gypsy Cowboy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:39
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Spencer Dryden, David Nelson, John Dawson, Donna Godchaux, Darlene DiDomenico, Richard Greene, David Torbert, Stephen Barncard, Buddy Cage, Mark Naftalin, Jack Schroer, Dave Torbert

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Building upon their established cosmic approach to Western music, 'Gypsy Cowboy' integrates sweeping pedal steel instrumentation with narrative-driven song structures. The project captures the essence of the Californian countercultural take on traditional rural sounds, pushing boundaries with extended instrumental passages. Its themes frequently drift between outlaw mythology and introspective, desert-baked surrealism.

Genres

Descriptors: alcohol, death, progressive, desert

Tracklist

  1. Gypsy Cowboy (4:18)
  2. Whiskey (3:33)
  3. Groupie (2:40)
  4. Sutter's Mill (1:52)
  5. Death and Destruction (8:39)
  6. Linda (3:03)
  7. On My Way Back Home (3:28)
  8. Superman (3:09)
  9. She's No Angel (2:51)
  10. Long Black Veil (3:55)
  11. Sailin' (2:49)
  12. Groupie - Live (2:46)
  13. Sutter's Mill - Live (2:13)
  14. Superman - Live (4:05)
  15. She's No Angel - Live (3:11)

Credits

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