A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done

"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"
"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"
Single by Sonny and Cher
from the album All I Ever Need Is You
B-side	"Somebody"
Released	February 1972
Recorded	1971
Genre	Folk pop
Length	3:18
Label	Kapp/MCA
Songwriter	Sonny Bono
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Sonny and Cher singles chronology

"A Cowboy's Work is Never Done" is a song by pop duo Sonny and Cher from their album All I Ever Need Is You, written by Sonny Bono. It was released as a single in 1972 and peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it at No. 71 on the 1972 year-end singles chart.

Song information

The song was Sonny and Cher's last top ten hit together in the United States. When Cher performed it on their successful television show, with their cartoon music video produced by John David Wilson, Cher's solo career was booming. The track can be heard in the 2005 film Be Cool, and also the 2010 Documentary Blood Into Wine. Allmusic highlighted the song.^[1]

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	13
Canadian Singles Chart	3
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart^[3]	2
German Singles Chart	48
Quebec (ADISQ)^[4]	33
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	8
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[6]	4
US Cash Box Top 100^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
Australian Singles Chart^[8]	81
US Billboard Top Pop Singles^[9]	71
US Cash Box Top 100^[10]	37

Cover versions

In 2012, on Diego's Umbrella's fourth album, Proper Cowboy.^[11]
In 2018, by Mandy Barnett on her album, "Strange Conversation".

References

^ "All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ "Sonny & Cher". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ "Sonny & Cher". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/06/72".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Australian-charts.com
^ "Billboard Year-End Charts 1972" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com.
^ "Top 100 Singles of 72" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. December 30, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ "DIEGO'S UMBRELLA | Ninth Street Opus". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

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[1] "All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

[4] "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[5] "Sonny & Cher". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[6] "Sonny & Cher". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[7] "Cash Box Top 100 5/06/72".^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] Australian-charts.com

[9] "Billboard Year-End Charts 1972" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com.

[10] "Top 100 Singles of 72" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. December 30, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[11] "DIEGO'S UMBRELLA | Ninth Street Opus". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

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v t e Sonny & Cher
Sonny Bono Cher
Studio albums	Look at Us The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér In Case You're in Love All I Ever Need Is You Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs
Live albums	Sonny & Cher Live Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2
Compilations	The Best of Sonny & Chér Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits The Two of Us Greatest Hits All I Ever Need Is You The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher The Definitive Pop Collection
Soundtracks	Good Times
Other albums	Baby Don't Go – Sonny & Cher and Friends
Singles	"Baby Don't Go" "Just You" "I Got You Babe" "But You're Mine" "What Now My Love" "Little Man" "The Beat Goes On" "All I Ever Need Is You" "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" "When You Say Love"
Television	The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour The Sonny Comedy Revue Cher The Sonny and Cher Show
Films	Good Times
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