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"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Song by Patsy Montana
Written1934
Recorded1935
GenreCountry and western
Songwriter(s)Patsy Montana

"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Ruby Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies.[1]

Background and release

External audio
audio icon "I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart" , performed by Patsy Montana, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Montana wrote the song in 1934 when she was feeling lonely and missing her boyfriend; it was recorded a year later when producer Art Satherly, of ARC Records, needed one more song at a Prairie Ramblers recording session.[2] Montana was the group's soloist at the time. Her song is based on Stuart Hamblen's western song Texas Plains: he is therefore credited as a cowriter. Patsy Montana embellished the simpler musical pattern of the original, especially with her yodeling. Patsy also used a lot of the original words: the song is somewhat of a feminine answer to its precursor.

Reception

Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[3] In 2012 her record was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" American sound recordings.[2]

Cover versions

"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" has been recorded by, among others,

Bogguss' version peaked at #77 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1988.

Ha*Ash version

"Vaquera (I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart)"
Song by Ha*Ash
from the album Mundos Opuestos
Released27 September 2005 (2005-09-27)
Genre
Length2:42
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Áureo Baqueiro

American Rock-pop duo Ha*Ash made a Spanish yodeling version of the song called "Vaquera" (Cowgirl), included in their 2005 album Mundos Opuestos. "Vaquera" was produced by Áureo Baqueiro.[8] It was released on September 27, 2005, by Sony Music Entertainment.[8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[9][8]

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: United States
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.

Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace  – vocals, guitar
  • Hanna Nicole  – vocals, guitar

Additional personnel

  • Áureo Baqueiro  – recording engineer, arranger, director
  • Patsy Montana  – songwriting.
  • Gerardo García  – guitar, acoustic guitar, mandoline.
  • Tommy Morgan  – harmonica.
  • Gabe Witcher  – violin.

References

  1. ^ "Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt". HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "The National Recording Registry 2011". National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-03. Her song's lively, quick polka tempo and yodeling refrain, and Montana's exuberant delivery, resulted in it being requested at every performance; it became one of the first hits by a female country and western singer.
  3. ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/song/i-want-to-be-a-cowboys-sweetheart-mt0035733977
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-singles-1946-1952-mw0002086079
  6. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/unchained-melody-the-early-years-mw0000087933
  7. ^ Cyndi Lauper (Ft. Jewel) – I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart, retrieved 2019-08-11
  8. ^ a b c Mundos Opuestos (Edición Especial) de l’artista Ha-Ash (in European Spanish), retrieved 2019-08-11
  9. ^ "Mundos Opuestos - Ha*Ash | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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