Three on the Trail

Infobox Album
Name = Three on the Trail
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Riders in the Sky


Released = January 1 1980
Recorded = 1979
Genre = Western
Length = 30:08
Label = Rounder
Producer = Russ Miller
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:i7fnzfsheh8k link]
Last album = "Horse Opera"
(1978)
This album = "Three on the Trail"
(1980)
Next album = "Cowboy Jubilee"
(1981)

Three on the Trail is the debut album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released by The Rounder Records Group.

Riders in the Sky specializes in Western singing in the style of the Sons of the Pioneers; the Riders became one of Rounder's most popular groups for their vocals and good humor.

Track listing

# "Three on the Trail" – 1:57
# "" (Stan Jones) – 3:15
# "That's How the Yodel Was Born" (Douglas Green) – 3:15
# "Don't Fence Me In" (Bob Fletcher, Cole Porter) – 2:35
# "Blue Montana Skies" (Green) – 3:26
# "When Payday Rolls Around" (Bob Nolan) – 1:47
# "Cowboy Song" (Paul Chrisman) – 3:03
# "Sky Ball Paint" – 1:29
# "Blue Bonnet Lady" (Chrisman) – 2:50
# "Cielito Lindo" – 1:59
# "Here Comes the Santa Fe" (Green) – 3:09
# "So Long Saddle Pals" (Chrisman) – 1:23

Personnel

*Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
*Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, guitar, banjo, vocals
*Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals
*Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
*Eddie Bayers – percussion
*Dennis Burnside – vibraphone
*John Probst – accordion
*Paul Worley – guitar

External links

* [http://www.ridersinthesky.com/ Riders in the Sky Official Website]