Midnight Rider - wikipedia Midnight Rider For other uses, see Midnight Rider ( disambiguation ). `` Midnight Rider '' Single by The Allman Brothers Band from the album Idlewild South B - side `` Whipping Post '' Released March 26, 1971 ( 1971 - 03 - 26 ) Format 7 '' Genre Southern rock blues rock Length 2 : 57 Label Capricorn Songwriter ( s ) Gregg Allman Robert Kim Payne Producer ( s ) Tom Dowd The Allman Brothers Band singles chronology `` Revival ( Love Is Everywhere ) '' ( 1970 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1971 ) `` Ai n't Wastin ' Time No More '' ( 1972 ) `` Revival ( Love Is Everywhere ) '' ( 1970 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1971 ) `` Ai n't Wastin ' Time No More '' ( 1972 ) Audio sample file help `` Midnight Rider '' is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the second single from their second studio album, Idlewild South ( 1970 ), released on Capricorn Records. The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman, who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside Macon, Georgia. He enlisted the help of roadie Robert Kim Payne to complete the song 's lyrics. He and Payne broke into Capricorn Sound Studios to complete a demo of the song. While the original Allman Brothers release of the song did not chart, `` Midnight Rider '' was much more successful in cover versions. Gregg Allman 's solo version of the song, released in 1973, was its biggest chart success ; it was a top 20 hit in the U.S. and Canada. A cover by Jamaican singer, Paul Davidson, represented its biggest peak in the United Kingdom, where it hit number ten. Country artist Willie Nelson also recorded a version of the song that peaked at number six on U.S. country charts. Contents 1 Background 2 Recording and production 3 Composition 4 Charted versions 5 Other versions 6 Charts 7 Notes 7.1 References 7.2 Sources 8 External links Background `` Midnight Rider '' originated during the group 's time spent at Idlewild South, a $165 - a-month farmhouse they rented on a lake outside Macon, Georgia. Allman felt free to smoke marijuana with no police around, which contributed to his writing at the cabin. Its genesis was quick : the song came to him out of nowhere, and he completed a rough draft in just over an hour of writing. He found himself stuck on the song 's third verse, which he regarded as an especially important component of the song : `` it 's kind of the epilogue to the whole thing, '' he later wrote. In the middle of the night, he went to roadie Kim Payne, who was keeping watch over the band 's warehouse, where they kept their equipment. Payne helped him write the first two lines of the third verse : `` We were getting high and, honestly, he was starting to irritate me -- because he was singing this song over and over and I got sick of hearing the band play the same shit over and over again until they got it right, '' he later recalled. `` So I just threw out the line, ' I 've gone past the point of caring / some old bed I 'll soon be sharing. ' '' Thankful for Payne 's help, he told him he would give him a percentage of its royalties should it become a success. Payne was not originally listed as a songwriter on the song, so he later had Allman contact Phil Walden to produce a contract that allowed him five percent of its future royalties. Recording and production Allman wanted to record it immediately, but had no keys to Capricorn Sound Studios, which was adjacent to the warehouse. They phoned both producer Johnny Sandlin and Paul Hornsby who `` told us to go to hell, come back in the morning, '' according to Payne. Intent on recording the song, Allman and Payne broke into the building, with Payne smashing a window on a door to allow him to unlock it. After managing to turn on the recording console and microphones, Allman recorded a demo by himself on acoustic guitar. Unable to find the band members, he enlisted friend Twiggs Lyndon to perform bass guitar on a rough demo, though Lyndon did not know how to play the instrument. Allman instructed him to play the bassline he had envisioned and Lyndon practiced it multiple times to prepare. He later found Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe and had him perform congas on the demo. In the final studio recording, Duane Allman plays acoustic guitar, as he had enough studio experience to produce a nice acoustic sound. Allman called it `` the song I 'm most proud of in my career. '' Composition `` Midnight Rider '' uses traditional folk and blues themes of desperation, determination, and a man on the run : I 've got one more silver dollar, But I 'm not gon na let ' em catch me, no... Not gon na let ' em catch The midnight rider. The verses arrangement features Duane Allman 's acoustic guitar carrying the song 's changes, underpinned by a congas - led rhythm section and soft, swirling organ. Dickey Betts ' lead guitar phrases ornament the choruses and the instrumental break, while Gregg Allman 's powerful, soulful singing, featuring harmony - producing reverb, has led to the song becoming known by some as Allman 's signature piece. Music writer Jean - Charles Costa stated in 1973 that, `` ' Midnight Rider ' has been recorded by other bands and it 's easy to see why. The verse construction, the desperate lyrics, and the taut arrangement make it standout material, '' while musician and writer Bill Janovitz said that the recording successfully blended elements of blues, country music, soul music, and Southern rock. `` Midnight Rider '' has been a concert staple for the band in decades since ; it is usually played fairly closely to the original template, and was not used as the basis for long jams until the Allman Brothers ' annual New York City run in 2010. Charted versions The original version of `` Midnight Rider '' by The Allman Brothers Band never charted, but the song later became a hit for four other artists : In November 1972, British rock singer Joe Cocker, who specialized in treating recently written songs by others, released a version on his album Joe Cocker, the single from which reached # 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it was billed as Joe Cocker with The Chris Stainton Band. In fall 1973, Gregg Allman released a re-imagined version of the song on his first solo album, Laid Back, that featured the addition of horns and a solo rather than harmony vocal line. It reached # 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974. In early 1976, a reggae version by the Jamaican singer, Paul Davidson, on the Tropical Records label, reached # 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1980, Willie Nelson recorded a cover of the song for inclusion in the soundtrack to the film The Electric Horseman. Nelson 's version was released as a single, and peaked at # 6 on the Hot Country Singles chart. Nelson later re-released the song in 2004 as a duet with Toby Keith, although this rendition did not chart. Other versions Many other versions have been recorded as well, starting in 1971 with Drummer Buddy Miles on his `` A Message to the People '' LP on Mercury Record. - when jazz guitarist Maynard Parker released a 1973 version on an album named for the song. Since that time, the song has gone on to be The Allman Brothers Band 's most covered song, performed by artists ranging from country legend Waylon Jennings to punk rock legend Patti Smith ; from bluegrass fiddler / singer Alison Krauss to ska revivalists Bad Manners to doo - wop vocalists The Drifters. O.A.R. also covers Midnight Rider frequently at live shows, as well as Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, who sometimes uses it as an intro to Wanted Dead or Alive ; during his solo shows but also with his main band, he had also sung `` Midnight Rider '' before the mentioned. Buckcherry has also played `` Midnight Rider '' before live, Michael McDonald does a rendition of `` Midnight Rider '', and it has also appeared on a Hank Williams, Jr. album. Bob Seger covered the song on his long out of print Back in ' 72 album. An edited and remastered version of his version, which eliminates the breakdown and Seger 's scatting towards the end of the track, appears on his 2009 Early Seger Vol. 1 album. In 2009, Stephen Stills played `` Midnight Rider '' on The Howard Stern Show saying that he and Gregg Allman used to sing it together. In summer 2010, he and his bandmates in Crosby, Stills and Nash performed the song on their European tour, during a covers section in their set. Gregg Allman 's solo version is featured during the opening scenes of the 2004 remake of Walking Tall Theory of a Deadman covered the song on the 2009 special edition of their 2008 Scars & Souvenirs album. UB40 also covered the song on their 2013 Getting Over the Storm album. Sharon Jones & the Dap - Kings recorded a Soul / Funk version in 2016 for Lincoln Motor Company to use in a commercial. In 2017 Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove covered the song on their album Under the Covers. Charts Joe Cocker version Chart ( 1972 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 27 Gregg Allman version Chart ( 1973 -- 74 ) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 17 US Billboard Hot 100 19 Paul Davidson version Chart ( 1975 -- 76 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 10 Willie Nelson version Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position US Hot Country Singles ( Billboard 6 Notes References Jump up ^ Paul 2014, p. 92. ^ Jump up to : Allman & Light 2012, p. 153. ^ Jump up to : Paul 2014, p. 74. ^ Jump up to : Freeman 1995, p. 73. ^ Jump up to : Paul 2014, p. 75. Jump up ^ Paul 2014, p. 229. Jump up ^ Paul 2014, p. 79. ^ Jump up to : Janovitz, Bill. `` Review of Midnight Rider ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Jean - Charles Costa, liner notes, Beginnings, Atco Records, 1973. ^ Jump up to : Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, 1983. ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7511 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Search results '' Archived 2008 - 10 - 12 at the Wayback Machine. EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Midnight Rider ''. Billboard Hot Country Songs. 1980 - 06 - 12. Archived from the original on 2007 - 09 - 30. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Midnight Rider by Maynard Parker ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Song search results for `` Midnight Rider '' ``. Allmusic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` & The Dap - Kings ' Groovy Allman Brothers Cover ''. Rolling Stone. 2016 - 06 - 09. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Under The Covers CD Rustblade -- Label and Distribution ''. Rustblade. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Joe Cocker Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top Singles '' ( PDF ). RPM. Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada. 21 ( 3 ). March 2, 1974. Retrieved September 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Gregg Allman Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 245. Sources Paul, Alan ( 2014 ). One Way Out : The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. St. Martin 's Press. ISBN 978 - 1250040497. Freeman, Scott ( 1996 ). Midnight Riders : The Story of the Allman Brothers Band. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978 - 0316294522. Allman, Gregg ; Light, Alan ( 2012 ). My Cross to Bear. William Morrow. ISBN 978 - 0062112033. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Allman Brothers Band Duane Allman Gregg Allman Dickey Betts Jai Johanny `` Jaimoe '' Johanson Berry Oakley Butch Trucks Chuck Leavell Lamar Williams David Goldflies Dan Toler Mike Lawler David `` Frankie '' Toler Warren Haynes Johnny Neel Allen Woody Marc Quiñones Oteil Burbridge Jack Pearson Derek Trucks Jimmy Herring Studio and contemporary live albums The Allman Brothers Band Idlewild South At Fillmore East Eat a Peach Brothers and Sisters Win, Lose or Draw Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas Enlightened Rogues Reach for the Sky Brothers of the Road Seven Turns Shades of Two Worlds An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band : First Set Where It All Begins An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band : 2nd Set Peakin ' at the Beacon Hittin ' the Note One Way Out Retrospective live albums Live at Ludlow Garage : 1970 Fillmore East, February 1970 American University 12 / 13 / 70 Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival : July 3 & 5, 1970 S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook : Stonybrook, NY 9 / 19 / 71 Macon City Auditorium : 2 / 11 / 72 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY : 5 / 1 / 73 Boston Common, 8 / 17 / 71 Play All Night : Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 Live from A&R Studios Compilations and box sets Beginnings The Road Goes on Forever Dreams A Decade of Hits 1969 -- 1979 Mycology : An Anthology Stand Back : The Anthology The Essential Allman Brothers Band : The Epic Years Gold Video albums Live at the Beacon Theatre Live at Great Woods Original songs `` Ai n't Wastin ' Time No More '' `` Blue Sky '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Good Clean Fun '' `` Hot ' Lanta '' `` In Memory of Elizabeth Reed '' `` Jessica '' `` Little Martha '' `` Melissa '' `` Midnight Rider '' `` No One to Run With '' `` Pegasus '' `` Ramblin ' Man '' `` Revival ( Love Is Everywhere ) '' `` Seven Turns '' `` Soulshine '' `` Straight from the Heart '' `` Whipping Post '' Cover songs `` Heart of Stone '' `` Hoochie Coochie Man '' `` One Way Out '' `` Statesboro Blues '' `` Stormy Monday '' `` Trouble No More '' `` You Do n't Love Me '' `` Mountain Jam '' Associated bands The 31st of February The Allman Joys Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit Derek and the Dominos The Derek Trucks Band Gov 't Mule Gregg Allman Band Hour Glass Sea Level Les Brers Related articles Discography Members Museum Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Book Gregg Allman Studio albums Gregg Allman Laid Back ( 1973 ) Searching for Simplicity ( 1997 ) Low Country Blues ( 2011 ) Southern Blood ( 2017 ) Gregg Allman Band Playin ' Up a Storm ( 1977 ) I 'm No Angel ( 1987 ) Just Before the Bullets Fly ( 1988 ) Allman and Cher Two the Hard Way ( 1977 ) Live albums The Gregg Allman Tour ( 1974 ) Gregg Allman Live : Back to Macon, GA ( 2015 ) Compilations One More Try : An Anthology 20th Century Masters : The Millennium Collection No Stranger to the Dark : The Best of Gregg Allman Singles `` Midnight Rider '' `` I 'm No Angel '' `` Anything Goes '' Other songs `` Melissa '' `` Whipping Post '' Related articles Discography The Allman Joys Hour Glass The Allman Brothers Band Gregg Allman Band Devon Allman Elijah Blue Allman Layla Brooklyn Allman Two the Hard Way Tour `` Let 's Go to the Hop '' Rush Midnight Rider Duane & Greg Allman My Cross to Bear Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Bob Seger Craig Frost Chris Campbell Alto Reed Drew Abbott Charlie Allen Martin Dave Teegarden Rick Manasa Robyn Robbins Dawayne Bailey The Bob Seger System albums Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Man ( 1969 ) Noah ( 1969 ) Mongrel ( 1970 ) Bob Seger solo albums Brand New Morning ( 1971 ) Smokin ' O.P. 's ( 1972 ) Back in ' 72 ( 1973 ) Seven ( 1974 ) Beautiful Loser ( 1975 ) Face the Promise ( 2006 ) Ride Out ( 2014 ) I Knew You When ( 2017 ) Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums Night Moves ( 1976 ) Stranger in Town ( 1978 ) Against the Wind ( 1980 ) The Distance ( 1982 ) Like a Rock ( 1986 ) The Fire Inside ( 1991 ) It 's a Mystery ( 1995 ) Live albums Live Bullet ( 1976 ) Nine Tonight ( 1981 ) Compilations The Bob Seger Collection ( 1979 ) Greatest Hits ( 1994 ) Greatest Hits 2 ( 2003 ) Early Seger Vol. 1 ( 2009 ) Ultimate Hits : Rock and Roll Never Forgets ( 2011 ) Singles `` The Lonely One '' ( 1961 ) `` TGIF '' ( 1965 ) `` Ballad of the Yellow Beret '' ( 1966 ) `` East Side Story '' ( 1966 ) `` Sock It to Me Santa '' ( 1966 ) `` Persecution Smith '' ( 1966 ) `` Vagrant Winter '' ( 1967 ) `` Heavy Music '' ( 1967 ) `` 2 + 2 = ? '' ( 1968 ) `` Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Man '' ( 1969 ) `` Ivory '' ( 1969 ) `` Noah '' ( 1969 ) `` Innervenus Eyes '' ( 1969 ) `` Lucifer '' ( 1970 ) `` Lookin ' Back '' ( 1971 ) `` If I Were a Carpenter '' ( 1972 ) `` Who Do You Love '' ( 1972 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1973 ) `` Turn the Page '' ( 1973 ) `` Back in ' 72 '' / `` Rosalie '' ( 1973 ) Need Ya / Seen Alot of Floors ( 1973 ) `` UMC ( Upper Middle Class ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Get Out of Denver '' ( 1974 ) `` Beautiful Loser '' ( 1975 ) `` Katmandu '' ( 1975 ) `` Nutbush City Limits '' ( live ) ( 1976 ) `` Travelin ' Man '' ( 1976 ) `` Night Moves '' ( 1976 ) `` Mainstreet '' ( 1976 ) `` Rock and Roll Never Forgets '' ( 1976 ) `` The Fire Down Below '' ( 1977 ) `` Sunspot Baby '' ( 1977 ) `` Hollywood Nights '' ( 1978 ) `` We 've Got Tonite '' ( 1978 ) `` Still the Same '' ( 1978 ) `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' ( 1979 ) `` Fire Lake '' ( 1980 ) `` Against the Wind '' ( 1980 ) `` You 'll Accomp'ny Me '' ( 1980 ) `` The Horizontal Bop '' ( 1980 ) `` Her Strut '' ( 1980 ) `` Tryin ' to Live My Life Without You '' ( live ) ( 1981 ) `` Feel Like a Number '' ( live ) ( 1981 ) `` Hollywood Nights '' ( live ) ( 1981 ) `` We 've Got Tonite '' ( live ) ( 1982 ) `` Shame on the Moon '' ( 1982 ) `` Even Now '' ( 1983 ) `` Roll Me Away '' ( 1983 ) `` Understanding '' ( 1984 ) `` American Storm '' / `` Fortunate Son '' ( 1986 ) `` Like a Rock '' ( 1986 ) `` It 's You '' ( 1986 ) `` Miami '' ( 1986 ) `` Shakedown '' ( 1987 ) `` Blue Monday '' ( 1989 ) `` Take a Chance '' ( 1991 ) `` The Real Love '' ( 1991 ) `` The Fire Inside '' ( radio edit ) ( 1991 ) `` In Your Time '' ( 1994 ) `` C'est La Vie '' / `` Night Moves '' ( 1994 ) `` Lock and Load '' ( rock mix ) ( 1995 ) `` Manhattan '' ( 1995 ) `` Hands in the Air '' ( 1996 ) `` Chances Are '' ( with Martina McBride ) ( 1998 ) `` Landing in London '' ( with 3 Doors Down ) ( 2005 ) `` Wait for Me '' ( 2006 ) `` Wreck This Heart '' ( 2006 ) `` Downtown Train '' ( 2011 ) `` Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey ( Going Back to Birmingham ) '' ( 2011 ) `` Detroit Made '' ( 2014 ) `` You Take Me In '' ( 2014 ) `` Glenn Song '' ( 2017 ) `` Busload of Faith '' ( 2017 ) Related articles Discography Gibson / Miller Band Book : Bob Seger Willie Nelson singles discography 1950s and 1960s 1957 `` No Place For Me '' / `` Lumberjack '' 1959 `` Man With the Blues '' / `` The Storm Has Just Begun '' 1960 `` What a Way to Live '' / `` Misery Mansion '' `` Nite Life '' / `` Rainy Day Blues '' 1961 `` The Part Where I Cry '' / `` Mr. Record Man '' 1962 `` Willingly '' / `` Chain of Love '' `` Touch Me '' / `` Where My House Lives '' `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' / `` There 's Gonna Be Love In My House '' `` You Dream About Me '' / `` Is This My Destiny '' 1963 `` Half a Man '' / `` The Last Letter '' `` Take My Word '' / `` Feed it a Memory '' 1964 `` How Long is Forever '' / `` You Took My Happy Away '' `` Am I Blue '' / `` There 'll Be No Teardrops Tonight '' `` River Boy '' / `` Opportunity to Cry '' `` I Never Cared For You '' / `` You Left Me ( A Long Time Ago ) '' `` Pretty Paper '' / `` What A Merry Christmas This Could Be '' 1965 `` She 's Not For You '' / `` Permanently Lonely '' `` Healing Hands of Time '' / `` One Day at the Time '' `` I Just Ca n't Let You Say Goodbye '' / `` And So Will You, My Love '' 1966 `` One In A Row '' / `` San Antonio Rose '' `` Colombus Stockade Blues '' / `` He Sits at my Table '' `` I 'm Still Not Over You '' / `` I Love You Because '' 1967 `` The Party 's Over '' / `` Make Way for a Better Man '' `` Blackjack County Chain '' / `` Some Other World '' `` San Antonio '' / `` To Make a Long Story Short '' 1968 `` Little Things '' / `` Sweet Memories '' `` Good Times '' / `` Where Do You Stand '' `` Johnny One Time '' / `` She 's Still Gone '' 1969 `` Bring Me Sunshine '' / `` Do n't Say Love or Nothing '' `` I Hope So '' / `` Right or Wrong '' 1970s 1970 `` Once More With Feeling '' / `` Who Do I Know in Dallas '' `` Laying My Burdens Down '' / `` Truth Number One '' 1971 `` I 'm a Memory '' / `` Fire and Rain '' `` Yesterday 's Wine '' / `` Me and Paul '' 1972 `` Words Do n't Fit the Picture '' / `` A Moment '' 1973 `` Shotgun Willie '' ( mono ) / `` Sad Songs and Waltzes '' `` Stay All Night ( Stay a Little Longer ) '' / `` Devil in a Sleepin ' Bag '' `` I Still Ca n't Believe You 're Gone '' / `` Heaven and Hell '' `` Bloody Mary Morning '' / `` After the Fire is Gone '' ( with Tracy Nelson ) `` Sister 's Comin ' Home '' ( mono ) / `` Pick Up The Tempo '' `` Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain '' / `` Bandera '' 1976 `` Remember Me ( When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming ) '' / `` Time of the Preacher '' `` I 'd Have to Be Crazy '' ( mono ) / `` Amazing Grace '' `` If You 've Got the Money I 've Got the Time '' / `` The Sound in Your Mind '' 1977 `` Uncloudy Day '' / `` Precious Memories '' `` I Love You A Thousand Ways '' / `` Mom and Dad 's Waltz '' 1978 `` Georgia on My Mind '' / `` On The Sunny Side Of The Street '' `` Blue Skies '' / `` Moonlight in Vermont '' `` All of Me '' / `` Unchained Melody '' 1979 `` Whiskey River '' / `` Under the Double Eagle '' `` September Song '' / `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' `` White Christmas '' / `` Blue Christmas '' 1980s 1980 `` Help Me Make It Through the Night '' / `` The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 '' `` My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys '' / `` Rising Stars '' `` Midnight Rider '' / `` So You Think You 're A Cowboy '' `` On the Road Again '' / `` Jumpin ' Cotton Eyed Joe '' ( performed by Johnny Gimble ) 1981 `` Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground '' / `` I Guess I 've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes '' `` Mona Lisa '' / `` Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star '' `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter '' / `` Over the Rainbow '' `` Heartaches of a Fool '' / `` Uncloudy Day '' 1982 `` Always on My Mind '' / `` The Party 's Over '' `` Let It Be Me '' / `` Permanently Lonely '' `` Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning '' / `` Old Fords and a Natural Stone '' `` Little Old Fashioned Karma '' / `` Beer Barrel Polka '' `` Why Do I Have to Choose '' / `` Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) '' `` Take It to the Limit '' / `` Till I Gain Control Again '' `` Without a Song '' 1984 `` City of New Orleans ( Unedited version ) '' / `` Why Are You Pickin ' On Me '' 1985 `` Forgiving You Was Easy '' / `` You Would n't Cross the Street '' `` Me and Paul '' / `` I Let My Mind Wander '' 1986 `` Living in the Promiseland '' / `` Bach Minuet in G '' `` I 'm Not Trying to Forget You '' / `` I 've Got the Craziest Feeling '' `` Partners After All '' / `` Home Away From Home '' `` Heart of Gold '' / `` So Much Like My Dad '' `` Island in the Sea '' / `` There Is No Easy Way '' `` Nobody There But Me '' / `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' `` Spanish Eyes '' ( with Julio Iglesias ) / `` Ole Buttermilk Sky '' `` Twilight Time '' / `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` Nothing I Can Do About It Now '' / `` If I Were a Painting '' `` There You Are '' / `` Spirit '' `` Is The Better Part Over '' / `` Mr. Record Man '' 1990s `` The Highway '' / `` Spirit '' `` Ai n't Necessarily So '' / `` I Never Cared For You '' ( `` Ai n't Necessarily So '' also on CD Single ) 1991 `` The Piper Came Today '' / `` ( I Do n't Have a Reason ) To Go To California Anymore '' ( `` The Piper Came Today '' also on CD Single ) `` Ten With a Two '' / `` You Decide '' `` Graceland '' `` Still is Still Moving to Me '' / `` Valentine '' 1995 `` Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing '' 1998 `` I Never Cared for You '' 2000s and 2010s 2002 `` Mendocino County Line '' ( with Lee Ann Womack ) / `` Maria ( Shut Up and Kiss Me ) '' ( Both single tracks released on CD and 7 '' record ) 2003 `` Wurlitzer Prize '' ( with Norah Jones ) `` Beer for My Horses '' ( with Toby Keith ) 2005 `` I 'm a Worried Man '' ( with Toots Hibbert ) `` The Harder They Come '' 2006 `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other '' 2008 `` Gravedigger '' `` You Do n't Think I 'm Funny Anymore '' 2011 `` The Scientist '' 2012 `` Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die '' `` Just Breathe '' `` Come On Back Jesus '' 2013 `` From Here to the Moon and Back '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` Grandma 's Hands '' ( with Mavis Staples ) `` It Wo n't Be Long '' ( with The Secret Sisters ) `` Somewhere Between '' ( with Loretta Lynn ) 2014 `` The Wall '' `` Bring It On '' `` Laws of Nature '' `` Who 'll Buy My Memories '' 2015 `` It 's All Going to Pot '' Book : Willie Nelson Category : Willie Nelson Toby Keith Studio albums Toby Keith Boomtown Blue Moon Dream Walkin ' How Do You Like Me Now ? ! 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Question: what movie was the song midnight rider in
Answer: The Electric Horseman