Cowboy Carter

***Cowboy Carter*** (also referred to as ***Act II: Cowboy Carter***) is the eighth studio album by American singer Beyoncé, released on March 29, 2024, via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The album is the second part in a trilogy of albums, following _Renaissance_ (2022).

## Track listing

**Notes**
- "Smoke Hour / Willie Nelson" is stylized as "Smoke Hour ★ Willie Nelson".
- "Sweet / Honey / Buckiin' " is stylized as "Sweet ★ Honey ★ Buckiin' ".
- Initial vinyl pressings of the album do not include "Spaghettii", "Flamenco", "The Linda Martell Show", "Ya Ya" and "Oh Louisiana".
- Initial CD pressings of the album do not include "Spaghettii", "The Linda Martell Show", "Ya Ya" and "Oh Louisiana".
- "Riiverdance", "II Hands II Heaven" and "Tyrant" are longer on the CD edition than on the digital edition.
- "My Rose" is titled "Mr. Sir" on the CD edition.
- indicates a co-producer
- indicates an additional producer
- indicates a primary and vocal producer
- indicates a vocal producer
- indicates an additional lyricist

### Samples and interpolations

- "Ameriican Requiem"
    - contains excerpts from "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)", written by Shawn Carter, Michael Price, and Dan Walsh and performed by Jay-Z, as well as Jay-Z's performance of the song on _MTV Unplugged_.
    - contains an interpolation of "For What It's Worth", written by Stephen Stills and performed by Buffalo Springfield.
- "Blackbiird"
    - covers the 1968 Beatles song "Blackbird", and features a sample of the instrumental from the original 1968 master recording.
- "Smoke Hour / Willie Nelson"
    - contains excerpts from "Laughing Yodel", written and performed by Charles Anderson.
    - contains excerpts from "Grinnin' in Your Face", written and performed by Son House.
    - contains excerpts from "Down by the River Side", written and performed by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
    - contains excerpts from "Maybellene", written and performed by Chuck Berry.
    - contains excerpts from "Don't Let Go", written by Jesse Stone and performed by Roy Hamilton.
- "Jolene"
    - covers the 1973 Dolly Parton song of the same name, with new lyrics.
- "Daughter"
    - contains elements of Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. III No. 1: II. Adagio by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
    - contains an interpolation of the aria "Caro Mio Ben", written and composed by Tommaso Giordani.
- "Spaghettii"
    - features spoken word by Linda Martell.
    - contains a sample of "Aquecimento das Danadas", written and performed by O Mandrake.
- "II Most Wanted"
    - contains uncredited elements of "Landslide", written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac.
- "Ya Ya"
    - contains excerpts from "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", written by Lee Hazlewood and performed by Nancy Sinatra.
    - contains interpolation from "Good Vibrations", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and performed by the Beach Boys.
- "Oh Louisiana"
    - contains excerpts from "Oh Louisiana", written and performed by Chuck Berry.
- "II Hands II Heaven"
    - contains an uncredited sample of the Underworld song "Born Slippy Nuxx", written by Rick Smith, Karl Hyde and Darren Emerson.
- "Sweet / Honey / Buckiin' "
    - contains interpolation from "I Fall to Pieces", written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard and performed by Patsy Cline.

## Personnel

**Musicians**

- Beyoncé – lead vocals (all tracks), clapping (track 10), percussion (23)
- Khirye Tyler – bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 20), percussion (1, 20–23), drums (1, 15, 20), synthesizer (1), strings (2, 18), violin (2), piano (7), guitar (15), horns (20), programming (26)
- Ink – vocals (track 1), guitar (2)
- Tanner Adell – vocals (tracks 1, 2)
- Raphael Saadiq – drums (tracks 1, 7); bass, piano (7, 8); organ (7), guitar (8, 20), keyboards (8)
- LaMarcus Eldridge – choir (tracks 1, 10, 11, 15, 27)
- Steve Epting – choir (tracks 1, 10, 11, 15, 27)
- Brooke Brewer – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Camille Grigsby – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Cedrit Leonard – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Chelsea Miller – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Donald Paige – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Dwanna Orange – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- George Young – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Jason Morales – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Jenelle Dunkley – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Jerome Wayne – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Kiandra Richardson – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Lakeisha Lewis – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Mabvuto Carpenter – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Naarai Jacobs – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Nava Morris – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Phylicia Hill – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Princess Fortier – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- Storm Chapman – choir (tracks 1, 11, 15, 27)
- No I.D. – guitar, keyboards, sitar (track 1); drums (15)
- Dixson – drums, vocals (track 1)
- Jon Batiste – guitar, keyboards, sitar (track 1)
- Camaron Ochs – vocals (track 1)
- Lemar Carter – drums (tracks 2, 7, 8, 20)
- Brittney Spencer – vocals (track 2), background vocals (25)
- Reyna Roberts – vocals (track 2), background vocals (25)
- Tiera Kennedy – vocals (track 2), background vocals (25)
- Dave Hamelin – organ, synthesizer (tracks 2, 27); drums, guitar, piano (2); bass (15)
- Paul McCartney – guitar (track 2)
- Robert Randolph – steel guitar (track 3), pedal steel guitar (20)
- Justus West – guitar (track 3)
- Gavin Williams – organ (track 3)
- Justin Schipper – steel guitar (track 3)
- Ryan Svendsen – trumpet (track 3)
- Ryan Beatty – background vocals (tracks 4, 8, 15)
- Jack Rochon – guitar (tracks 4, 9, 10), bass (24)
- Gary Clark Jr. – guitar (tracks 4, 11, 22, 24)
- Rumi Carter – vocals (track 4)
- Willie Nelson – vocals (track 6)
- Rhiannon Giddens – banjo, viola (track 7)
- Killah B – drums (track 7)
- Elizabeth Lowell Boland – piano (track 7), background vocals (8)
- Nate Ferraro – guitar (tracks 7, 11), piano (7)
- Hit-Boy – synthesizer (track 7)
- The-Dream – drums (track 8), clapping (10), background vocals (20, 24, 25); bass, guitar, vocals (23); drum machine, percussion (24)
- Ross Garren – harmonica (tracks 8, 14, 15)
- Dolly Parton – spoken word (track 9), vocals (25)
- Denisia Andrews – vocals (track 9)
- Jack Siegal – guitar (tracks 10, 12–14)
- Caleb Curry – choir (track 10)
- Jaden Gray – choir (track 10)
- Jamal Moore – choir (track 10)
- Jerel Duren – choir (track 10)
- Kadeem Nichols – choir (track 10)
- Michael Shorts – choir (track 10)
- Dora Melissa Vargas – clapping (track 10)
- Jay-Z – clapping (track 10)
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica (track 10)
- Willie Jones – vocals (track 10)
- Simon Mårtensson – bass, drums, guitar (track 11)
- Rod Castro – guitar (track 11)
- Jeff Gitelman – harmonica (tracks 14, 15)
- Harv – drums (track 15)
- Derek Dixie – conductor (track 15), synthesizer (27)
- Adrienne Woods – strings (track 15)
- Bianca McClure – strings (track 15)
- Chelsea Gwizdala – strings (track 15)
- Crystal Alforque – strings (track 15)
- Marta Honer – strings (track 15)
- Rhea Hosanny – strings (track 15)
- Stephanie Matthews – strings (track 15)
- Stephanie Yu – strings (track 15)
- Adam Granduciel – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 16)
- Justin Brown – acoustic guitar, drums (track 16)
- Sean Watkins – acoustic guitar (track 16)
- Pino Palladino – bass (track 16)
- Sara Watkins – fiddle (track 16)
- Jonathan Rado – organ, piano, synthesizer (track 16)
- Michael Pollack – organ (track 16)
- Matt Pynn – pedal steel guitar (track 16)
- Miley Cyrus – vocals (track 16)
- Post Malone – vocals (track 17)
- Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 17)
- Mamii – guitar (track 18)
- Johnny May – violin (track 18)
- Harry Edwards – guitar (track 20)
- Marcus Reddick – bass (track 22)
- Bah Christ – guitar (track 22)
- Péter Kovács – violin (track 25)
- Pharrell – vocals (track 26)
- Arnetta Johnson – brass (track 27)
- Christopher Gray – brass (track 27)
- Christopher Johnson – brass (track 27)
- Crystal Torres – brass (track 27)
- Gabrielle Garo – brass (track 27)
- Jesse McGinty – brass (track 27)
- Lemar Guillary – brass (track 27)
- Omar Edwards – organ (track 27)
- Tyler Johnson – organ (track 27)
- Ian Fitchuk – piano (track 27)

**Technical**

- Colin Leonard – mastering
- Stuart White – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–16, 18–22, 27), recording (1–18, 20, 22, 24, 25)
- Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 4, 18)
- Shawn Everett – mixing, recording (track 16)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 17, 23)
- Mike Seaberg – mixing (tracks 17, 23)
- Chris Godbey – mixing (track 25)
- Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (track 26)
- Andrea Roberts – engineering (all tracks), recording (1, 4)
- John Cranfield – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–17, 19–27), recording (26, 27)
- Henrique Andrade – engineering (track 2), recording (1, 8, 12, 26
- Kuk Harrell – engineering (track 25)
- Angelica "Jeli" Dorman – engineering (track 25), recording (1, 2)
- Dani Pampuri – recording (tracks 1, 4, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27), engineering assistance (17)
- Lester Mendoza – recording (tracks 1, 15, 27)
- Hotae Alexander Jang – recording (tracks 3, 7, 8, 13, 15, 20)
- Dave Hamelin – recording (tracks 3, 14, 15, 24, 27)
- Jack Rochon – recording (track 4)
- Mamii – recording (tracks 5, 18)
- Alex Nibley – recording (track 7)
- Brandon Harding – recording (tracks 10, 17, 20–22, 25)
- Camaron Ochs – recording (track 11)
- Kyle Huffman – recording (tracks 11, 15, 27)
- Matheus Braz – recording (tracks 11, 12, 20, 24), editing (19), engineering assistance (all tracks)
- Nick Lobel – recording (tracks 11, 25)
- Steve Chadie – recording (track 14)
- Ian Gold – recording (track 16)
- Ivan Wayman – recording (track 16)
- Piéce Eatah – recording (track 16)
- Willie Linton – recording (track 17)
- Kristen Hilkert – recording (track 25)
- Mike Larson – recording (track 26)
- Konrad Snyder – recording (track 27)
- Tyler Johnson – recording (track 27)
- Khirye Tyler – editing (tracks 4, 11)
- Patrick Gardner – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8–27)
- Conner McFarland – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Danforth Webster – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Garrett Duncan – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Jonathan Lopez Garcia – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Nick Sutton – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Terena Dawn – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–27)
- Gabriella Wayne – engineering assistance (track 4)
- Julia Norelli – engineering assistance (track 4)
- Najeeb Jones – engineering assistance (track 4)
- Cameron Hogan – engineering assistance (track 11)
- Chris Bhikoo – engineering assistance (tracks 17, 23)
- Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (tracks 17, 23)

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## Release history

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Cowboy Carter
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Beyoncé
- **released**: March 29, 2024
- **recorded**: 2019–2024
- **studio**: * Los Angeles (APG, Dezert Flower, Electric Feel, Kings Landing West, Parkwood West, Record Plant, The Sound Factory, The Village (studio), The Village, Westlake Recording Studios, Westlake)
* Nashville (The Cave, East Iris, The Library)
* East Hampton, New York (The Trailer)
* Dolly Parton, Dolly P's Studio
- **genre**: * Country music, Country
* Contemporary R&B, R&B
* Americana
* Pop music, pop
- **length**: 78:21
- **label**: * Parkwood Entertainment, Parkwood
* Columbia Records, Columbia
- **producer**: * Beyoncé
* 070 Shake
* BAH
* Jon Batiste
* Cadenza
* Cam (singer), Cam
* Miley Cyrus
* D.A. Got That Dope
* Derek Dixie
* Dixson (singer), Dixson
* Ian Fitchuk
* Harry Edwards
* Shawn Everett
* Nathan Ferraro
* Atia Boggs, Ink
* Tyler Johnson (musician), Tyler Johnson
* Paul McCartney
* No I.D.
* Nova Wav
* Dave Hamelin
* Killa B
* Nick Kobe
* Mamii
* Simon Mårtensson
* Pharrell Williams
* Jack Ro
* Raphael Saadiq
* Sean Solymar
* Sounwave
* Swizz Beatz
* The-Dream
* Khirye Tyler
- **prev title**: Renaissance (Beyoncé album), Renaissance
- **prev year**: 2022