Question: who wrote the song my heroes have always been cowboys
Answer: `` My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys '' Single by Willie Nelson from the album The Electric Horseman : Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack B - side `` Rising Star ( Love Theme ) '' Released January 1980 Genre Country Length 3 : 06 Label Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Sharon Vaughn Producer ( s ) Sydney Pollack Larry Rosen Willie Nelson singles chronology `` Help Me Make It Through the Night '' ( 1979 ) `` My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys '' ( 1980 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1980 ) `` Help Me Make It Through the Night '' ( 1979 ) `` My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys '' ( 1980 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1980 )