Best of the West Rides Again
Greatest hits album by Riders in the Sky
Released	October 25, 1989
Genre	Western swing
Length	64:15
Label	Rounder
Riders in the Sky chronology
Riders Go Commercial (1989) Best of the West Rides Again (1989) Horse Opera (1990)

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Best of the West Rides Again is a compilation recording by theWestern bandRiders in the Sky in 1989.

This is the second compilation taken from theRounder albums presented byRiders in the Sky.

1. "Three on the Trail" – 1:57
2. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry,Ray Whitley) – 2:14
3. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) – 3:23
4. "Desperado Trail" – 2:54
5. "At the End of the Rainbow Trail" (Douglas Green) – 2:09
6. "Down the Trail to San Antone" (Spriggins) – 1:54
7. "Blue Shadows on the Trail" (Daniel, Lange) – 3:40
8. "(I've Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle" (Lilley,Frank Loesser) – 2:35
9. "Pecos Bill" (Daniel, Lange, Nolan, Smith) – 2:22
10. "Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" (Traditional) – 3:07
11. "West Texas Cowboy" – 3:01
12. "Cowpoke" (Jones) – 1:38
13. "Old El Paso" (Green) – 2:13
14. "Skyball Paint" – 1:29
15. "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre" – 3:09
16. "Bound to Hit the Trail" – 2:16
17. "Ojo Caliente" – 3:09
18. "The Yodel Blues" (Dolan, Mercer) – 2:28
19. "Pretty Prairie Princess" (Paul) – 2:22
20. "Chasin' the Sun" (Green) – 2:01
21. "When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (Vincent, Wright) – 3:35
22. "Singing a Song to the Sky" (Green) – 2:27
23. "On the Rhythm Range" – 2:22
24. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 4:03
25. "When Payday Rolls Around" (Nolan) – 1:47

• Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
• Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, vocals
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals

• Riders in the Sky Official Website

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