Hollywood, California – January 22, 2007 – The late American music legend Chris LeDoux was a steadfast westerner who sang firsthand of rodeo glory and pain while living the life of a bona-fide modern-day cowboy. Honoring his authentic and lasting legacy of cowboy songwriting, recording and performing, Capitol Records Nashville/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is proud to announce the March 20 release of twelve original Chris LeDoux albums on six CDs. The new ‘twofer’ CD campaign includes twelve of LeDoux’s most enduring albums recorded between 1974 and 1993, all 24-bit digitally remastered and presented with their original album cover art.

A true cowboy, Chris LeDoux wasn’t driven by the prospect of fame or money when he began pursuing rodeo professionally, or when he starting writing and recording his own music. In pursuit of the World Championship in Bareback Bronc riding, which he won in 1976, LeDoux spun his stories of life on the circuit into fresh western anthems. Recorded in a true mom-and-pop shop, LeDoux sold his recordings out of his pickup truck at competitions and quickly found a devoted audience and high praise for his bonfire ballads and lyrical candor.

In 1989, one of LeDoux’s more famous fans stepped forward with an endorsement that validated the rodeo champ as a true country music artist and brought much more widespread and mainstream attention to his music. Garth Brooks, in his early hit “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” referred to playing “a worn out tape of Chris LeDoux.” That same year, LeDoux signed his own recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville.

With sales of his 36 albums now totaling more than six million units in the U.S., one platinum and two gold album certifications from the RIAA, a Grammy nomination and the Academy of Country Music Pioneer Award, LeDoux’s career flew high during his life and continues to resonate after his March 2005 death from a rare form of cancer at the age of 56. Fans of LeDoux’s early recordings have found some of his best tracks on the platinum-certified collection, 20 Originals: The Early Years, released in 2004, and Capitol Nashville/EMI continues to honor LeDoux’s enduring musical legacy with its new catalog campaign to restore twelve of his best original albums.


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Songbook Of The American West (1976) / Sing Me A Song Mr. Rodeo Man (1977)
1. I've Got To Be A Rodeo Man
2. The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again
3. The Double Diamond
4. Not For Heroes
5. Let's All Help The Cowboys (Sing The Blues)
6. A Cowboy Is A Hell Of A Man
7. Goin' And A Blowin'
8. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
9. The Goodnight Loving Trail
10. Go Riding, Young Cowboy
11. There's Nobody Home On The Range Anymore
12. The Yellow Stud
13. All Around Cowboy
14. The Lawman Reverend
15. Our First Year
16. Grange Hall Dance
17. Billy The Kid
18. Daddy's Biggest Dream
19. Silver Tongued Devil
20. The Rodeo Fan
21. Bad Brahma Bull
Cowboys Ain’t Easy To Love (1978) / Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming (1979)
1. Cowboys Ain’t Easy To Love
2. Silence On The Line
3. Weekend Country Cowboy
4. Bars Shouldn't Have Mirrors
5. Round And Round She Goes
6. Tennessee Stud
7. Hoka Hey, Lakotas
8. The Blizzard
9. The Old Timer
10. Raised By The Railroad
11. Let That Leather Crack
12. Chisum
13. Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming
14. Ain't Had Time To Go Home
15. Cowcamp Blues
16. Lean, Mean And Hungry
17. Six Bucks A Day
18. Night Rider's Lament
19. Getting By A Quarter At A Time
20. Hippies In Calgary
21. Pilgrim's Progress
22. Coming Home Mom Waltz

Western Tunesmith (1980) / He Rides The Wild Horses (1981)
1. Country Star
2. Ten Seconds In The Saddle
3. Cowboy And The Rose
4. Old Paint
5. Dream on Cowboy
6. Dirt And Sweat Cowboy
7. Navarajo Wrangler
8. Come Riding Joe Cy
9. Get Along Little Doggies
10. All My Heroes Have Been Cowboys
11. I Don't Want To Be A Cowboy Anymore
12. He Rides the Wild Horses
13. So You Want To Be A Cowboy
14. Blue Eyes And Freckles
15. Back When We Was Kids
16. Just Riding Through
17. I Got You
18. Freedom, Just A State Of Mind
19. The Cowboy And The Hippie
20. Misfortune's Own Son
21. Old Tom Horn
22. When The Rodeo Comes To Town

Used To Want to Be A Cowboy (1982) / Thirty Dollar Cowboy (1983)
1. (I Used To Want To Be A) Cowboy
2. The Lights Of Amarillo
3. This Cowboy's Hat
4. Hobo Dreams
5. The Last Cowboy In Town
6. You Bring Out The Beast In Me
7. He's A Tryer
8. Desperado
9. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
10. Busted
11. Red Headed Stranger
12. They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs
13. It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
14. The Greatest Prize
15. Call Of The Wild
16. Thirty Dollar Cowboy
17. Montana Road
18. The Last Sunset
19. A Cowboy's Got To Ride
20. Ballad Of Will Rogers
21. Take Me Back To Wyoming

Watcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy (1992) / Under This Old Hat (1993)
1. Call Of The Wild
2. You Just Can't See Him From The Road
3. Little Long-Haired Outlaw
4. Making Ends Meet
5. Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy - duet with Garth Brooks
6. Hooked On An Eight-Second Ride
7. I'm Ready If You're Willing
8. Look At You Girl
9. Cadillac Ranch
10. Western Skies
11. The Ol' Double Diamond
12. Under This Old Hat
13. Get Back On That Pony
14. Every Time I Roll The Dice
15. Struggling Years
16. Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll - duet with Charlie Daniels
17. She's Tough
18. Soft Place To Fall
19. For Your Love
20. Wild And Wooly
21. Powder River Home
22. Cadillac Ranch (Dance Club Version)
23. Photo Finish


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CD LISTING Anthology Vol. 1

1. Airborne Cowboy
2. He Rides The Wild Horses
3. Life Ia A Highway
4. Sons Of The Pioneers
5. Ride, The
6. Bareback Jack
7. Hippies In Calgary
8. Copenhagen
9. Simple As Dirt
10. Workin' Man's Dollar
11. Fever, The
12. This Cowboy's Hat
13. I've Got To Be A rodeo Man
14. Hard times
15. Tougher Than The Rest
16. Take Me To The Rodeo
17. Passenger, The
18. Little Long-Haired Outlaw
19. Paint Me Back Home in Wyoming
20. Western Skies



20 Original - The Early Years

Copenhagen
Photo Finish
Mighty Lucky Man
Fourth Of July Rodeos
Fine As Wine
Caballo Diablo
I've Got To Be A Rodeo Man
Littlest Cowboy Rides Again
All Around Cowboy
Bad Brahma Bull
Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming
Lean, Mean And Hungry
Ten Seconds In The Saddle
Freedom Ain't Free
He Rides The Wild Horses
So You Want To Be A Cowboy
(I Used To Want To Be A) Cowboy
Tennessee Stud
It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
Running Through The Rain







Horsepower

HORSEPOWER
ONE LESS TORNADO
ALL SOUND UP
A COWBOY WAS BORN
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
THE BUFFALO GRASS
FEELS LIKE I'M GETTING INTO SOMETHING GOOD
THE RIDE
RODEO MOON
BETWEEN THE RAINBOW AND THE RAIN
PASS MY HAT
BLUE BONNET BLUES







After The Storm

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
MILLIONAIRE
DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO DANCE
DAILY BREAD
I DON'T WANT TO MENTION ANY NAMES
I WOULD FOR YOU
COWBOY UP
SCATTER THE ASHES
WHAT I'M UP AGAINST
SIMPLE AS DIRT
BAREBACK JACK

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The Capital Collection (1990 - 2000)

Release Date: June 4, 2002

HAYWIRE
ONE ROAD MAN
STAMPEDE
UNDER THIS OLD HAT
WESTERN UNDERGROUND
WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A COWBOY.






Cowboy
Release Date: August, 2000

He Rides The Wild Horses
Silence On The Line
Ten Seconds In The Saddle
Our First Year
I'm Country
Blue Eyes And Freckles
Hippies In Calgary
A Cowboys Got To Ride
The Yellow Stud
Running Through The Rain
Song Of Wyoming




Radio & Rodeo Hits
Release Date: July, 1991

Cowboy Songs
Seventeen
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Running Through The Rain
It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
Blue Bonnet Blues
Wild And Wooly
Hard Times
Just Enough Money, Honey
Sons Of The Pioneers
So You Want To Be A Cowboy





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Rodeo Songs Old And New
Release Date: July, 1991

Photo Finish
Copenhagen Angel
Rodeo Trails
The Passenger
Scene We All Ain't Saw
Old Red
Strawberry Roan
Re-Ride
Someday Soon
National Finals Rodeo





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Western Underground
Release Date: July, 1991

County Fair
Riding For A Fall
Thank The Cowboy For The Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
This Cowboy's Hat
Shot Full Of Love
The Last Drive-In
Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Workin' Man's Dollar





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Chris LeDoux &
The Saddle Boogie Band
Release Date: September, 1991

Seventeen
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
Sweet Wyoming Home
Homecoming
Looking At You Girl
Searching For A Rainbow
Chris And The Saddle Boogie Band
Call Of The Wild
Utah Tribute
Night Rider's Lament
Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll





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Gold Buckle Dreams
Release Date: September, 1991

So You Want To Be A Cowboy
A Cowboy's Got To Ride
Born To Follow Rodeo
He Rides The Wild Horses
Bareback Jack
Goin' And A Blowin'
Our First Year
National Finals Rodeo
The Cowboy And The Hippie
Photo Finish
It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
The Greatest Prize





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Melodies And Memories
Release Date: October, 1991

I Can't Ride The Broncs Anymore
Melodies And Memories
Even Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll
Something In The Wind
Copenhagen Junkie
Working Cowboy Blues
The Wild Bunch Rides Again
The Rodeo Hand
The Feeling Comes Back
God Must Be A Cowboy




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Old Cowboy Classics
Release Date: October, 1991

The Blizzard
Night Rider's Lament
Bad Brahma Bull
Little Joe The Wrangler
Ballad Of Will Rogers
Old Paint
Tennessee Stud
Strawberry Roan
Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail
Get Along Little Doggies





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Sing Me A Song Mr. Rodeo Man
Release Date: October, 1991

The Yellow Stud
All Around Cowboy
The Lawman Reverend Brown
Our First Year
Grange Hall Dance
Billy The Kid
Daddy's Biggest Dream
Silver Tongued Devil
The Rodeo Fan
Bad Brahma Bull





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Songs Of Rodeo Life
Release Date: October, 1991

Copenhagen
Rodeo Life
Ain't No Place For A Country Boy
Bareback Jack
Colorado
River Boat Gambler
New Breed
Hometown Cowboy
Bull Rider
Mountain Wild
Them Bareback Horses





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Used To Want To Be A Cowboy
Release Date: October, 1991

(I Used To Want To Be A) Cowboy
The Lights Of Amarillo
This Cowboy's Hat
Hobo Dreams
The Last Cowboy In Town
You Bring Out The Beast In Me
He's A Tryer
Desperado
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
Busted
Red Headed Stranger





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Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
Release Date: July, 1992

Call Of The Wild
You Just Can't See Him From The Road
Little Long-Haired Outlaw
Making Ends Meet
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy (duet with Garth Brooks)
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
I'm Ready If You're Willing
Look At You Girl
Cadillac Ranch
Western Skies





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Under This Old Hat
Release Date: July, 1993

Under This Old Hat
Get Back On That Pony
Every Time I Roll The Dice
Strugglin' Years
Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll
She's Tough
Soft Place To Fall
For Your Love
Wild And Wooly
Powder River Home
Cadillac Ranch





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Best Of Chris Ledoux
Release Date: March, 1994

Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy (duet with Garth Brooks)
County Fair
For Your Love
Riding For A Fall
Under This Old Hat
Cadillac Ranch
Workin' Man's Dollar
Look At You Girl
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
Everytime I Roll The Dice
This Cowboy's Hat





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Haywire
Release Date: August, 1994

Honky Tonk World
Dallas Days And Fort Worth Nights
Tougher Than The Rest
Big Love
Love Needs A Fool
Slow Down
Sons Of The Pioneers
Billy The Kid
Hairtrigger Colts
Light Of The World





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American Cowboy (Box Set)
Release Date: October, 1994

DISC 1

Mighty Lucky Man
The Bucking Machine
Born To Follow Rodeo
Bareback Jack
I've Got To Be A Rodeo Man
Goin' And Blowin'
The Yellow Stud
Cowboy In The Continental Suit
Copenhagen
Amarillo By Morning
What More Could A Cowboy Need
Too Tough To Die
He Rides The Wild Horses
When The Rodeo Comes To Town
Night Rider's Lament
So You Want To Be A Cowboy
The Cowboy And The Hippie
They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs
DISC 2
It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
Melodies And Memories
A Cowboy's Got To Ride
I Can't Ride The Broncos Anymore
Cowboy Songs
Running Through The Rain
I Believe In America
Rainbow Rider
Just Enough Money, Honey
Johnson County War
Hard Times
The Lady Is Dancing With Me
Song Of The Yukon Rose
Blue Bonnet Blues
County Fair
The Cowboy's Hat
Riding For A Fall
Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue
DISC 3
Workin' Man's Dollar
Cadillac Ranch
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy (duet with Garth Brooks)
Call Of The Wild
Seventeen
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
Look At You Girl
Little Long Haired Outlaw
Even Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll
For Your Love
Wild And Wooly
Get Back On That Pony
She's Tough
Powder River Home
Western Skies
Two In A Million














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Rodeo Rock And Roll Collection
Release Date: August, 1995

Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
Little Long Haired Outlaw
For Your Love
Billy The Kid
Even Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll
I've Got To Be A Rodeo Man
She's Tough
Cadillac Ranch
Call Of The Wild
Copenhagen (duet with Toby Keith)





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Stampede
Release Date: March, 1996

Gravitational Pull
Five Dollar Fine
Now That's All Right With Me
Take Me To The Rodeo
Fathers and Sons
I'll Get The Job Done
Stampede
When I Say Forever
Calico Moon
That's What Loving You Means To Me





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Live
Release Date: June, 1997

Take Me To The Rodeo
County Fair
Wild And Wooly
Cadillac Ranch
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
Riding For A Fall
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Angel
Bareback Jack
This Cowboy's Hat
Gravitational Pull
Honky Tonk World
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Cadillac Cowboy
For Your Love
You Just Can't See Him From The Road
Little Long-Haired Outlaw




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One Road Man
Release Date: July, 1998

One Tonight
Runaway Love
The Borderline
Old Paint
The Fever
Bang A Drum
Ole Slew Foot
One Ride In Vegas
Sometimes You've Just Gotta Ride
Life Is A Highway
Caballo Diablo
One Road Man





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20 Greatest Hits
Release Date: June, 1999

Life Is A Highway
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy (duet with Garth Brooks)
Gravitational Pull
Dallas Days And Fort Worth Nights
County Fair
Bang A Drum
Stampede
Look At You Girl
Cadillac Cowboy
Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
Tougher Than The Rest
Copenhagen
Even Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll
This Cowboy's Hat
Cadillac Ranch
Five Dollar Fine
Honky Tonk World
Little Long-Haired Outlaw
For Your Love
Western Skies





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