Michael Martin Murphey (album)

Michael Martin Murphey
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1982
Genre	Country, popular
Label	Liberty Records
Producer	Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983)

Michael Martin Murphey is the tenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Liberty Records. The album peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[1][2]

Track listing

1. "Still Taking Chances" (Michael Martin Murphey) – 4:10
2. "Two Step Is Easy" (Murphey) – 3:20
3. "What's Forever For" (Rafe VanHoy) – 2:52
4. "Take It Like a Man" (Murphey, D'Abo) – 3:33
5. "First Taste of Freedom" (Murphey, D'Abo) – 3:41
6. "Love Affairs" (Murphey, D'Abo) – 4:12
7. "Ring of Truth" (Murphey, D'Abo) – 4:16
8. "Crystal" (Murphey) – 6:02
9. "Lost River" (Murphey) – 4:17
10. "Hearts in the Right Place" (Murphey, D'Abo) – 4:19^[1][2]

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
• John Leslie Hug – guitar
• Fred Tackett – guitar
• Michael Hearne – guitar
• James Burton – guitar
• Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
• Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar
• Lance Ong – synthesizer
• Brian Whitcomb – keyboards
• John Hickman – banjo
• Byron Berline – violin
• Leland Sklar – bass
• David McDaniels – bass
• Michael Botts – drums
• Buzzy Buchanan – drums
• Herb Pedersen – background vocals
• Chris Montan – background vocals
• Denny Brooks – background vocals
• Joey Scarbury – background vocals
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Jennifer Warnes – 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 – producer
• John Rosenthal – recording
• Russ Castillo – recording^[2]

Chart performance

References

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website

Michael Martin Murphey
1970s albums	Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) Michael Murphey (1973) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976) Flowing Free Forever (1976) Lone Wolf (1978) Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
1980s albums	Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987) River of Time (1988) Land of Enchantment (1989)
1990s albums	Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991) Cowboy Songs III (1993) Sagebrush Symphony (1995) The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols (1999)
2000s albums	Playing Favorites (2001) Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II (2002) Cowboy Christmas III (2002) Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004) Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 (2006) Buckaroo Blue Grass (2009)
2010s albums	Lone Cowboy (2010) Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012) Red River Drifter (2013) High Stakes (2016)
Notable singles	"Geronimo's Cadillac" "Wildfire" "Cherokee Fiddle" "What's Forever For" "Still Taking Chances" "Love Affairs" "Don't Count the Rainy Days" "Will It Be Love by Morning" "Disenchanted" "What She Wants" "Carolina in the Pines" "Rollin' Nowhere" "A Face in the Crowd" "A Long Line of Love" "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" "From the Word Go" "Never Givin' Up on Love" "Route 66" "Big Iron"
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