The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium is a live album released by George Strait in 2014. The title refers to the fact that this concert was the final performance of his final tour "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour" on June 7, 2014 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 104,793 people were in attendance, the largest ever single-show attendance at a U.S. stadium. An all-star lineup joined Strait on stage. The DVD of the concert was released on November 11. The show was recorded on Remote Recording's Silver Truck by Chuck Ainlay and David Hewitt.
Track listing
Personnel Jason Aldean - vocals on "Fool Hearted Memory" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Ray Benson - vocals on "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Kenny Chesney - vocals on "Ocean Front Property" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Eric Church - vocals on "Cowboys Like Us" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Sheryl Crow - vocals on "Here for a Good Time" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Mike Daily - pedal steel guitar Gene Elders - fiddle, mandolin Thom Flora - backing vocals Vince Gill - vocals on "Lovebug" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Faith Hill - vocals on "A Showman's Life" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Ronnie Huckaby - piano Alan Jackson - vocals on "Murder on Music Row" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Mike Kennedy - drums Miranda Lambert - vocals on "Run" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar Benny McArthur - fiddle, acoustic and electric guitars Martina McBride - vocals on "Jackson" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Rick McRae - electric guitar Joe Manuel - acoustic guitar Marty Slayton - backing vocals Bubba Strait - vocals on "Arkansas Dave" George Strait - lead vocals, acoustic guitar John Michael Whitby - acoustic guitar, keyboards Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and No. 2 on the Hot Country Albums chart, with 51,000 copies sold for its first week. The album has sold 351,900 copies in the US as of October 2015. Sales figure given
Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2014)Position US Billboard 200121 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)26Chart (2015)Position US Billboard 200185 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)19
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