Misplaced Pages

"Silver Stallion" is a song written by Lee Clayton and originally released by him on his 1978 album Border Affair.

Track listing

The Highwaymen version

The song was later covered by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson and became the opening track of their 1990 album Highwayman 2. Released in 1990 as a lead single (Columbia 38-73233, with "American Remains" on the opposite side) from the album, the song peaked at number 25 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of April 28.

Track listing

Charts

Other versions

Singer-songwriter Cat Power covered the song on her 2008 album Jukebox.

References

1. "Silver Stallion". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
2. "Lee Clayton – Silver Stallion (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
3. "Highwayman 2". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
4. ^ "Silver Stallion / American Remains". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 2021-10-27. WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON SILVER STALLION -L. Clayton- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240. // WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AMERICAN REMAINS -R. Rutherford- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240.
5. "Silver Stallion Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
6. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of April 28, 1990)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
7. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

External links

• "Silver Stallion" on the Johnny Cash official website

• Lee Clayton songs
• The Highwaymen (country supergroup) songs
• Waylon Jennings songs
• Willie Nelson songs
• Johnny Cash songs
• Kris Kristofferson songs
• Songs written by Lee Clayton
• Song recordings produced by Chips Moman
• 1978 songs
• 1990 singles
• Columbia Records singles
• Vocal collaborations