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I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)

John Denver

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7 cited facts

  • 1973
  • 4:27
  • 145 BPM · D major

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  1. Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

  2. Produced by Milt Okun, also Calypso, Autograph and Take Me Home, Country Roads

  3. Engineered by Ray Hall, also Take Me Home, Country Roads, Goodbye Again and The Eagle and the Hawk

  4. Part of Farewell Andromeda, also Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning), Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk this Christmas) and Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)

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Written by
John Denver
Produced by
Milt Okun
Performed by
John Denver
Engineered by
Ray Hall
Part of
Farewell Andromeda
Released on
RCA Victor

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was performed by John Denver

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was performed by John Denver

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was produced by Milt Okun

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was produced by Milt Okun

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was written by John Denver

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was written by John Denver

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) is part of the release Farewell Andromeda

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) is part of the release Farewell Andromeda

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)

    RCA Victor is the label of the song I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was engineered by Ray Hall

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was engineered by Ray Hall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was released on 1973

    I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains) was released on 1973

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026