The Cowgirl and the Dandy

1980 single by Brenda Lee

"The Cowgirl and the Dandy"

Single by Brenda Lee

from the album Even Better

B-side

"Do You Wanna Spend the Night"

Released

February 1980

Genre

Country

Length

3:33

Label

MCA Records

Songwriter(s)

Bobby Goldsboro

Producer(s)

Ron Chancey

Brenda Lee singles chronology

"Tell Me What It's Like"
(1979)

"The Cowgirl and the Dandy"
(1980)

"Don't Promise Me Anything (Do It)"
(1980)

"The Cowgirl and the Dandy" is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached No. 10 on the U.S. country chart and No. 8 on the Canadian country chart in 1980.^[1] It was featured on her 1980 album, Even Better.^[2]

The song was produced by Ron Chancey and arranged by Bergen White.^[3]

Other versions

Goldsboro originally released the song in 1977 entitled "The Cowboy and the Lady".^[4] It reached No. 85 on the U.S. country chart.^[5]
John Denver released a gender-reversed version of the song in 1981 entitled "The Cowboy and the Lady" that reached #50 on the U.S. county chart and #66 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was featured on his 1981 album, Some Days Are Diamonds.^[6]
Dolly Parton included the song on her 1977 Here You Come Again album.

References

^ Brenda Lee, "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" Chart Positions Retrieved June 23, 2014
^ Brenda Lee, Even Better Retrieved June 23, 2014
^ Brenda Lee, "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" single release Retrieved June 23, 2014
^ Bobby Goldsboro, "The Cowboy and the Lady" single release Retrieved June 23, 2014
^ Bobby Goldsboro, "The Cowboy and the Lady" Chart Position Retrieved June 23, 2014
^ John Denver, "The Cowboy and the Lady" Chart Position Retrieved June 23, 2014

Brenda Lee

Studio albums

Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959)
Brenda Lee (1960)
This Is...Brenda (1960)
Emotions (1961)
All the Way (1961)
Sincerely (1962)
Brenda, That's All (1962)
All Alone Am I (1963)
..."Let Me Sing" (1963)
By Request (1964)
Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964)
Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965)
The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965)
Too Many Rivers (1965)
Bye Bye Blues (1966)
Coming On Strong (1966)
Reflections in Blue (1967)
For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968)
Johnny One Time (1969)
Brenda (1973)
New Sunrise (1973)
The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982)
Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)

Compilation albums

10 Golden Years (1966)

Singles

"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
"One Step at a Time"
"Let's Jump the Broomstick"
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
"Sweet Nothin's"
"That's All You Gotta Do"
"I'm Sorry"
"I Want to Be Wanted"
"Emotions"
"You Can Depend on Me"
"Dum Dum"
"Fool #1
"Break It to Me Gently"
"Speak to Me Pretty"
"Everybody Loves Me But You"
"Here Comes That Feeling"
"Heart in Hand"
"It Started All Over Again"
"All Alone Am I"
"Your Used to Be"
"She'll Never Know"
"Losing You"
"I Wonder"
"My Whole World Is Falling Down"
"The Grass Is Greener"
"As Usual"
"Think"
"Alone with You"
"When You Loved Me"
"Truly, Truly True"
"Is It True"
"Jingle Bell Rock"
"Too Many Rivers"
"No One"
"Rusty Bells"
"Coming On Strong"
"Ride, Ride, Ride"
"Johnny One Time"
"Let It Be Me"
"Always on My Mind"
"Sunday Sunrise"
"Wrong Ideas"
"Big Four Poster Bed"
"He's My Rock"
"Tell Me What It's Like"
"The Cowgirl and the Dandy"
"Broken Trust"
"Hallelujah, I Love You So"

v t e John Denver
Studio albums	Rhymes & Reasons Take Me to Tomorrow Whose Garden Was This Poems, Prayers & Promises Aerie Rocky Mountain High Farewell Andromeda Back Home Again Windsong Rocky Mountain Christmas Spirit I Want to Live John Denver A Christmas Together Autograph Some Days Are Diamonds Seasons of the Heart Rocky Mountain Holiday It's About Time Dreamland Express One World Higher Ground Earth Songs The Flower That Shattered the Stone Christmas, Like a Lullaby Different Directions Love Again All Aboard!
Live albums	An Evening with John Denver Christmas in Concert
Compilation albums	John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 Volume 3 Forever, John John Denver: A Portrait The John Denver Collection Something to Sing About 16 Biggest Hits The Essential John Denver
Tribute albums	The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
Singles	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" "Rocky Mountain High" "Sunshine on My Shoulders" "Annie's Song" "Back Home Again" "Sweet Surrender" "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" "I'm Sorry" "Calypso" "Fly Away" "Looking for Space" "Like a Sad Song" "My Sweet Lady" "I Want to Live" "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" "The Cowboy and the Lady" "Perhaps Love" "Shanghai Breezes" "Dreamland Express" "And So It Goes"
Other songs	"Homegrown Tomatoes"
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Category

v t e Bobby Goldsboro
Studio albums	Honey (1968)
Singles	"Molly" (1962) "See the Funny Little Clown" (1964) "Whenever He Holds You" (1964) "Little Things" (1964) "It's Too Late" (1966) "Honey" (1968) "Autumn of My Life" (1968) "The Straight Life" (1968) "I'm a Drifter" (1969) "Muddy Mississippi Line" (1969) "Watching Scotty Grow" (1970) "With Pen in Hand" (1972) "Summer (The First Time)" (1973) "Hello, Summertime" (1974) "Goodbye Marie" (1980) "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" (1980)
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