Gil Prather

 Gilbert Dawson Prather, *12-07-1940-+03-02-2022
By Simone Della Torre, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1967 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Tommy Allsup, Gorman Maxwell)    
001 SANTA ANNA Sims 329
002 KEEP ME Sims 329
1976 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
003 SWEET POVERTY GTG 209
004 I GUESS IT'S BETTER THIS WAY GTG 209
1993?* Cowboy Connection Studios. Muleshoe, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt], Johnny Mulhair [gt],  Tommy Morrell [steel/dobro/ el gt], Lloyd Jordan [bass], Brad Billingsley [drums], Andy Martinez [ percussion], Kim Blakey [fiddle/bck vcl], Johnny Gimble [fiddle/ mandolin], Lanny Fiel [fiddle/viola/ mandolin], Paul Goad [piano], Mark Rubenstein [accordion], Allen Finney [trumpet], Roy Black, Lynn Childress [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Morrell, Tommy Allsup, Paul Goad and Johnny Mulhair) [overdub sessions: Bismeaux Studios, Austin, TX]
005 BACK ON THE BORDER Last of The Border Cowboys
006 THERE'S A BLUE COWBOY
007 LLANO ESTACADO
008 COWBOY CONNECTION Last of The Border Cowboys
009 WHEN A COWBOY DREAMS AT NIGHT The Man From The Rio Grande
010 SANTA ANNA Reflections of The Shady Past
011 LAST RIDE Last of The Border Cowboys
012 SON OF THE RODEO
013 WEST OF THE PECOS
014 RIDE ON COWBOY Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
Tracks above issued on album Back On The Border. *According to some sources cassette version is from 1990
1993 The Merit Studios, Nashville, TN – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt],
Jim Baker [dobro/steel], Dave Martin [bass], Andy Peake [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle/ viola/ mandolin], Hargus “Pig” Robbins [piano], Dan Borgers [accordion/keyboards], The Callaway Sisters: Sudie, Clara, and Coleta [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Allsup)
015 I’LL BE BACK IN TEXAS BY THE FALL
016 MEXICAN MOON
017 AFTER THE STORM The Man From The Rio Grande
018 JENNY ON MY MIND
019 SADDLE UP-AND BRING YOUR DREAMS ALONG Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
020 I REALLY DON’T NEED A RAINY DAY
021 SEVEN DAYS FROM MUSQUIZ
022 WHERE THE WILD WIND BLOWS Last of The Border Cowboys
023 DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A COWBOY Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
024 THANKS, BUT NO THANK YOU Last of The Border Cowboys
025 MONTANA BOOGIE
026 I’LL BE BACK IN TEXAS BY THE FALL Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
Tracks above issued on album Saddle Up and Bring Your Dreams Along
1995 Cowboy Connection Studios. Muleshoe, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt], Johnny Mulhair [gt],  Tommy Morrell [steel/dobro/ el gt], Lloyd Jordan [bass], Brad Billingsley [drums], Andy Martinez [ percussion], Kim Blakey [fiddle/bck vcl], Johnny Gimble [fiddle/ mandolin], Lanny Fiel [fiddle/viola/ mandolin], Paul Goad [piano], Mark Rubenstein [accordion], Allen Finney [trumpet], Roy Black, Lynn Childress [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Morrell, Tommy Allsup, Paul Goad and Johnny Mulhair) [overdub sessions: Bismeaux Studios, Austin, TX]
027 WILLIE THE WANDERER The Man From The Rio Grande
028 JACK CATES Last of The Border Cowboys
029 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN IN SANTE FE
030 COLORADO'S CALLING
031 GHOSTS OF THE RIO GRANDE
032 RIDING HIGH The Man From The Rio Grande
033 CALL MY NAME The Man From The Rio Grande
034 BEFORE THE ASHES GROW COLD Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
035 OLD BLUE MOON
036 DOWN IN MEXICO Reflections of The Shady Past
037 MRS. BROWN'S DAUGHTERS
Note from lineup I assume that this album was recrded in same time as his first album, but cannot confirm it
Tracks above issued on album Before The Ashes Grow Old
Ca 2007 unknown – Gil Prather
038 RIO GRANDE SAND The Man From The Rio Grande Reflections of The Shady Past
039 PROFESSIONAL FOOL Reflections of The Shady Past
040 GHOSTS OF THE OLD RIVER RED*
041 BUSTED OUT IN A BORDER TOWN The Man From The Rio Grande Reflections of The Shady Past
Tracks above issued on album Last of The Border Cowboys – The Best of//*possibly retitled Ghosts of The Rio Grande
2017 unknown – Gil Prather
042 COLUMBIAN GOLD Reflections of The Shady Past
043 VILLA ACUNA JAIL Reflections of The Shady Past
Tracks above issued on album The Man From The Rio Grande
2018 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Brady Bowen)
044 WILD RIVERS
045 JEALOUSY
046 BEAUTIFUL DARLING
047 LOVE STILL LIVES
048 BORDERTOWN BLUES
049 WONDER OF LOVE FROM ABOVE Gospel Acording to Gil
050 OPEN UP YOUR HEART Gospel Acording to Gil
Tracks above issued on album Reflections of The Shady Past
Ca 2010s unknown – Gil Prather
051 HOW GREAT THOU ART
052 I’LL FLY AWAY
053 AMAZING GRACE
054 IT IS NO SECRET
055 DO LORD REMEMBER ME
056 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
057 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
058 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
059 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD
tracks above issued on album Gospel Accordint to Gil
Ca 2021 Roughwood Studio, Weatherford, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tom Jones [gt/sax], Albert Talley [steel], John Jones [bass], Roger Keck [drums], Brady Bowen [fiddle], Wayne Glasson [piano], Angie Taylor, Christy Fuelow [hmny vcl]. Producer: Brady Bowen)
060 LOOKING FOR HOME
061 LONELY GIRL
062 FRAULEIN
063 I WISH I WAS 18 AGAIN
064 BABY FACE
065 TURN BACK THE YEARS
066 STOP BEFORE WE START
067 SONG OF THE ANGELS
068 HELLO MEXICO
069 N. DAKOTA TRANSFER
070 WOLF, TRIBUTE TO TOM MORRELL
071  FOOL
Tracks above issued on album Looking for Home



ALBUMS
West Texas Country ? Back On The Border: Back on the Border;  There's a Blue Cowboy; Llano Estacado; Cowboy Connection;  When a Cowboy Dreams at Night;  Santa Anna;  Last Ride;  Son of the Rodeo;  West of the Pecos; Ride on Cowboy – 94 (reissued in  2007 and 2022)
West Texas Country ? Saddle Up And Bring Your Dreams Along: I’ll Be Back In Texas By The Fall; Mexican Moon; After The Storm; Jenny On My Mind; Saddle Up-And Bring Your Dreams Along; I Really Don’t Need A Rainy Day; Seven Days From Musquiz; Where The Wild Wind Blows; Don’t Fall In Love With A Cowboy; Thanks, But No Thank You; Montana Boogie; I’ll Be Back In Texas By The Fall – 94  (reissued in 2022)
West Texas Country ? Before the Ashes Grow Cold:  Willie the Wanderer;  Jack Cates;  When the Sun Goes Down in Sante Fe;  Colorado's Calling;  Ghosts of the Rio Grande; Riding High;  Call My Name;  Before the Ashes Grow Cold;  Old Blue Moon;  Down in Mexico;  Mrs. Brown's Daughters  95  (reissued in 2022)
Gil Prather ? Last of the Border Cowboys: The Best of Gil Prather: Rio Grande Sand: Jack Cates; Professional Fool; Back on the Border; Ghosts of the Old River Red; Busted out in a Border Town; I'll Be Back in Texas by the Fall; Last Ride; Saddle Up and Bring Your Dreams Along; Where the Wild Wind Blows; Don't Fall in Love with a Cowboy; Cowboy Connection; Before the Ashes Grow Cold; Thanks But No Thank You; Ride on Cowboy – 23-10-07
Gil Prather ? The Man From The Rio Grande: Riding High; Call My Name; Rio Grande Sand; Willie The Wanderer; I'll Be Back In Texas By The Fall; Columbian Gold; Villa Acuna Jail; Busted Out In A Border Town; After The Storm; Don't Fall In Love With A Cowboy; Saddle Up And Bring your Dreams Along; When A Cowboy Dreams At Night; Before The Ashes Grow Cold; Ride On Cowboy – 10-01-18
Gil Prather ? Reflections of a Shady Past:  Wild Rivers;  Rio Grande Sand;  Villa Acuna Jail;  Jealousy;  Columbian Gold;  Beautiful Darling; Busted out in a Border Town;  Love Still Lives;  Bordertown Blues;  Professional Fool;  Santa Anna;  Down in Mexico; Wonder of Love from Above;  Open up Your Heart – 06-19
Gil Prather ?  Looking for Home:  Looking for Home; Lonely Girl;  Fraulein;  I Wish I Was 18 Again; Baby Face;  Turn Back the Years; Stop Before We Start; Song of the Angels;  Hello Mexico; N. Dakota Transfer;  Wolf, Tribute to Tom Morrell;  Fool – 21
Gil Prather ? The Gospel According to Gil: How Great Thou Art; I’ll Fly Away; Amazing Grace; It Is No Secret; Wonder Of love; Do Lord Remember Me; The Old Rugged Cross; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Softly and Tenderly; He’s Got The Whole World; Open Up Your Heart – 23?

SINGLES
Sims
329 Santa Anna / Keep Me - 67
GTG
209 Sweet Poverty / I Guess It's Better This Way - 76