Cowboys to Girls

"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The Intruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first Top 40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart.^[1] and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.

"Cowboys to Girls"
Single by The Intruders
from the album Cowboys to Girls
B-side	"Turn the Hands of Time"
Released	1968 (1968)
Recorded	1967
Genre	R&B, Philadelphia soul
Label	Gamble
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Producer(s)	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
The Intruders singles chronology
"A Love That's Real" (1967) "Cowboys to Girls" (1968) "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" (1968)

Pop culture references

• In 1980, Chicano Rock group Tierra interpolated a few lines from the lyrics of "Cowboys to Girls" for their version of The Intruders' Top 10 R&B hit "Together".
• Mos Def incorporated some of the lyrics for the song "Pistola" on his album The Ecstatic.
• The "Duke Of Earl" Gene Chandler, in 1968, did a cover.
• Canadian music group Sweet Blindness produced a rendition in 1975.^[2]
• The song was also featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents.
• The song was featured in an episode of the 2021 TV Series The Wonder Years.^[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 277.
2. 45cat
3. "Listen to The Intruders' 'Cowboys to Girls' from The Wonder Years, Season 1, Episode 5". Leo Sigh. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-28.