From Whence Came the Cowboy is the fifth album from the Sons of the San Joaquin and the third and final for the Warner Western label. It is the first to feature mostly original songs instead of relying on Sons of the Pioneers songs as they had for their prior releases.

From Whence Came the Cowboy
Studio album by Sons of the San Joaquin
Released	October 31, 1995
Genre	Western
Label	Warner Western
Producer	Joey Miskulin
Sons of the San Joaquin chronology
Songs of the Silver Screen (1993) From Whence Came the Cowboy (1995) Gospel Trails (1997)

Track listing

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin

• Jack Hannah
• Joe Hannah
• Lon Hannah

Additional personnel

• Mark Casstevens, Richard O'Brien, Ronnie Brooks - guitars
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Joey Miskulin - accordion
• Craig Nelson - acoustic bass
• Ray Appleton - harmonica, tambourine
• Mollie O'Brien - vocal, "Prairie Girl"
• Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin - violins
• Kristin Wilkinson - viola
• Bob Mason - cello
• Dave Hanson - string arrangements

Production

• Joey Miskulin - producer
• Reno Kling - A&R
• Recorded at:
  • Nightingale Studio, Nashville, TN
    • Gary Paczosa - engineer
  • The Dog House, Nashville, TN
    • Toby Seay - engineer
• Mixed at:
  • The Dog House, Nashville, TN
    • Gary Paczosa - mixer
    • Joey Miskulin - mixer
    • Toby Seay - second engineer
    • Sandy "Dita" Jenkins - second engineer
• Mastered at:
  • The Final Stage, Nashville, TN
    • Randy Leroy - mastering, editing
• Scott O'Malley, Dane Scott, Steve Weaver - artist representation
• Simon Levy - art direction, design
• Garrett Rittenberry - design
• Adam Jahiel - photography

Notes

• "Great American Cowboy" originally appeared as the title track of an earlier Sons album.

External links

• Official site