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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Produced by Chips Moman, also In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley), Pancho and Lefty (Merle Haggard) and Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)
Written by Guy Clark, also Don’t Let the Sunshine Fool Ya’ (Townes Van Zandt), Old Friends (Steve Earle & the Dukes) and Anyhow, I Love You (Guy Clark)
Engineered by Chips Moman, also Highwayman, Shine (Waylon Jennings) and Just to Satisfy You (Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Chips Moman produced 8 of The Highwaymen’s top 10 songs
Chips Moman engineered 5 of The Highwaymen’s top 10 songs
Chips Moman produced 78 songs on fono
Guy Clark wrote 69 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Guy Clark
- Produced by
- Chips Moman
- Engineered by
- Chips Moman, David Cherry, Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
- Part of
- Highwayman
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Guy Clark
- Produced by
- Chips Moman
- Engineered by
- Chips Moman, David Cherry, Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
- Part of
- Highwayman
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Chips Moman
Same writer: Guy Clark
Same engineer: Chips Moman
Same label: CBS
Same producer: Chips Moman
Same writer: Guy Clark
Same engineer: Chips Moman
Same engineer: Larry Greenhill
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was produced by Chips Moman
Desperados Waiting for a Train was produced by Chips Moman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was written by Guy Clark
Desperados Waiting for a Train was written by Guy Clark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train is part of the release Highwayman
Desperados Waiting for a Train is part of the release Highwayman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Desperados Waiting for a Train
CBS is the label of the song Desperados Waiting for a Train
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Chips Moman
Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Chips Moman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by David Cherry
Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by David Cherry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Ken Criblez
Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Ken Criblez
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Larry Greenhill
Desperados Waiting for a Train was engineered by Larry Greenhill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Desperados Waiting for a Train was released on 1985-10-25
Desperados Waiting for a Train was released on 1985-10-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026