Description
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is the sixth album by American rock band the Byrds and was released on August 30, 1968, on Columbia Records (see 1968 in music). Recorded with the addition of country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, it became the first major album widely recognised as country rock, and represented a stylistic move away from the psychedelic rock of the band’s previous LP, The Notorious Byrd Brothers. The Byrds had occasionally experimented with country music on their four previous albums, but Sweetheart of the Rodeo represented their fullest immersion into the genre thus far. The album was also responsible for bringing Parsons, who had joined the Byrds prior to the recording of the album, to the attention of a mainstream rock audience for the first time. Thus, the album can be seen as an important chapter in Parsons’ personal and musical crusade to make country music fashionable for a young audience.
A1 –The Byrds You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
A2 –The Byrds I Am A Pilgrim
A3 –The Byrds The Christian Life
A4 –The Byrds You Don’t Miss Your Water
A5 –The Byrds You’re Still On My Mind
A6 –The Byrds Pretty Boy Floyd
B1 –The Byrds Hickory Wind
B2 –The Byrds One Hundred Years From Now
B3 –The Byrds Blue Canadian Rockies
B4 –The Byrds Life In Prison
B5 –The Byrds Nothing Was Delivered
Additional Master Takes
C1 –The Byrds All I Have Are Memories (Kevin Kelley vocal)
C2 –The Byrds Reputation
C3 –The Byrds Pretty Polly
C4 –The Byrds Lazy Days
D1 –The Byrds The Christian Life (Gram Parsons vocal)
D2 –The Byrds You Don’t Miss Your Water (Gram Parsons vocal)
D3 –The Byrds One Hundred Years From Now (Gram Parsons vocal)
D4 –The Byrds Radio Spot: Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album
The International Submarine Band
E1 –The International Submarine Band Sum Up Broke
E2 –The International Submarine Band One Day Week
E3 –The International Submarine Band Truck Drivin’ Man
E4 –The International Submarine Band Blue Eyes
E5 –The International Submarine Band Luxury Liner
E6 –The International Submarine Band Strong Boy
Working Demos, Outtakes, & Rehearsal Versions
F1 –The Byrds Lazy Days
F2 –The Byrds Pretty Polly
F3 –The Byrds Hickory Wind
F4 –The Byrds The Christian Life (Gram Parsons vocal)
F5 –The Byrds The Christian Life (Gram Parsons vocal)
G1 –The Byrds Life In Prison (Gram Parsons vocal)
G2 –The Byrds Life In Prison (Gram Parsons vocal)
G3 –The Byrds One Hundred Years From Now (Gram Parsons vocal)
G4 –The Byrds One Hundred Years From Now (Gram Parsons vocal)
H1 –The Byrds You’re Still On My Mind (Gram Parsons vocal)
H2 –The Byrds You’re Still On My Mind (Gram Parsons vocal)
H3 –The Byrds All I Have Are Memories (Instrumental)
H4 –The Byrds All I Have Are Memories (Instrumental)
H5 –The Byrds Blue Canadian Rockies
