''Michael Martin Murphey'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. He was one of the founding artists of progressive country. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including ''Cowboy Songs (Michael Martin Murphey alb ...

and his first for

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. The album peaked at number 14 on the ''

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'' Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

Credits

Music *

– vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica * John Leslie Hug – guitar *

Fred Tackett Fredrick O. Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Li ...

– guitar * Michael Hearne – guitar *

James Burton James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana, United States) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also ...

– guitar * Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar * Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar * Lance Ong – synthesizer * Brian Whitcomb – keyboards * John Hickman – banjo *

Byron Berline Byron Douglas Berline (July 6, 1944 – July 10, 2021) was an American fiddle player who played many American music styles, including old time, ragtime, bluegrass, Cajun, country, and rock. Life and career Berline was born in Caldwell, Kansas ...

– violin *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylu ...

– bass * David McDaniels – bass *

Mike Botts Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread (band), Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonof ...

– drums * Buzzy Buchanan – drums *

Herb Pedersen Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944, in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, singer-songwriter, and actor who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including country, blueg ...

– background vocals * Chris Montan – background vocals * Denny Brooks – background vocals * Joey Scarbury – background vocals * Harry Stinson – background vocals *

Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet " Up Where We Belong", and in 1987 fo ...

– background vocals Production * Bill Burks – artwork * Jonathan Louie – artwork (back cover) * Glenn Grab – contractor (strings) * Eric Prestidge – engineer, mixing * Ken Perry – mastering * Richard McKernan – mixing * Mary Maciukas – photography *

Jim Ed Norman Jim Ed Norman (born October 16, 1948) is an American musician, record producer, arranger and label-head. As an arranger and producer, he was one of the principal architects of the distinctive sound of West Coast 1970s pop and country rock. He wa ...

– producer * John Rosenthal – recording * Russ Castillo – recording

Chart performance

References

External links

Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website
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