Silver Stallion (song)

"Silver Stallion"
Song by Lee Clayton
from the album Border Affair
Released1978 (1978)
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Lee Clayton
Music video
"Silver Stallion" on YouTube

"Silver Stallion" is a song written by Lee Clayton[1] and originally released by him on his 1978 album Border Affair.

Track listing

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7" UK promo single (Capitol CL15982, 1978)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silver Stallion"Lee Clayton 
2."Border Affair"Lee Clayton 

The Highwaymen version

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"Silver Stallion"
Single by The Highwaymen
from the album Highwayman 2
B-side"American Remains"
Released1990 (1990)
GenreCountry
Length3:12
LabelColumbia 38-73233
Songwriter(s)Lee Clayton
Producer(s)Chips Moman
Music video
"Silver Stallion" on YouTube

The song was later covered by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson and became the opening track of their 1990 album Highwayman 2.[3] Released in 1990 as a lead single (Columbia 38-73233, with "American Remains" on the opposite side) from the album,[4] the song peaked at number 25 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of April 28.[5][6]

Track listing

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7" single (Columbia 38-73233, 1990)[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silver Stallion"L. Clayton3:12
2."American Remains"R. Rutherford4:06

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 25

Other versions

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Singer-songwriter Cat Power covered the song on her 2008 album Jukebox.

References

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  1. ^ "Silver Stallion". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ "Lee Clayton – Silver Stallion (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ "Highwayman 2". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ a b "Silver Stallion / American Remains". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 2021-10-27. WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON SILVER STALLION -L. Clayton- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240. // WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AMERICAN REMAINS -R. Rutherford- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240.
  5. ^ "Silver Stallion Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of April 28, 1990)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  7. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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