"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The Intruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first Top 40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart. and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.
Pop culture references
In 1980, Chicano Rock group Tierra interpolated a few lines from the lyrics of "Cowboys to Girls" for their version of The Intruders' Top 10 R&B hit "Together". Mos Def incorporated some of the lyrics for the song "Pistola" on his album The Ecstatic. The "Duke Of Earl" Gene Chandler, in 1968, did a cover. Canadian music group Sweet Blindness produced a rendition in 1975.45cat The song was also featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents. The song was featured in an episode of the 2021 TV Series The Wonder Years.
Chart positions Chart (1968)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot 1006U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles1
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