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Primary artist

George Strait

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Album

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Release date

September 26, 1984

Duration

3:21

Genres

Country

Label

MCA Special Products

Chart performance

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Producers

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Songwriters / credits

Casey Kelly, Sonny Throckmorton

Sourced context

"The Cowboy Rides Away" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton and Casey Kelly, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1985 as the second single from his album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. It peaked at number 5 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It is the song used by Strait to close out his performances. This was also the name of his final tour that commenced on January 18, 2013.

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