A Cowboy Has to Sing

A Cowboy Has to Sing is the third Sons of the San Joaquin album and the first for a major label. All of the album's songs were written by members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Though newly recorded, the songs on this album can all be found on the two previous releases.

Sons of the San Joaquin

 * Jack Hannah
 * Joe Hannah
 * Lon Hannah

Additional personnel

 * Joey Miskulin – accordion
 * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, arch top guitar
 * Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
 * Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
 * Sonny Garrish – pedal steel
 * Rob Hajacos – fiddle
 * Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
 * Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion

Production

 * Michael Martin Murphey – executive producer, producer
 * Joey Miskulin – producer
 * Richard Helm – A&R direction
 * Patricia Miskulin – production coordinator
 * Recorded at:
 * The Reflections and the Doghouse, Nashville, TN
 * Gary Paczosa – engineer
 * Toby Seay – assistant engineer
 * Marshall Morgan – mixer
 * Mastered at:
 * Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
 * Denny Purcell – mastering
 * William Matthews – watercolor painting
 * Steven Whatley – design

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.