"Cowboy Man"
Single by Lyle Lovett
from the album Lyle Lovett
B-side"Waltzing Fool"
ReleasedOctober 1986
GenreWestern swing[1]
Length2:48
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Lyle Lovett
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett singles chronology
"Farther Down the Line"
(1986)		 "Cowboy Man"
(1986)		 "God Will"
(1987)

"Cowboy Man" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett. It was released in October 1986 as the second single from his album Lyle Lovett. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[2]

Content

The song is in the key of B-flat major, mainly following the chord pattern B♭-E♭-B♭-F7-B♭. Written by Lovett himself, it was one of four songs included on a demo tape that he submitted to ASCAP's Merlin Littlefield.[3] Described by The Orlando Sentinel writer Thom Duffy as "a bit of Texas swing that features a shuffling beat and a fiddle crying like the horn of a passing freight train", the song is about the narrator's pursuit of a cowgirl whom he wants to marry.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 23

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews: Lyle Lovett". The Orlando Sentinel. March 8, 1987. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lyle Lovett singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Texas cowboy Lyle Lovett rides high in the country". The Tennessean. January 18, 1987. p. 51. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lyle Lovett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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