Cowboy Songs (Michael Martin Murphey album)
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Cowboy Songs | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 21, 1990 | |||
Recorded | Omni Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country, western | |||
Length | 65:43 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Steve Gibson | |||
Michael Martin Murphey chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Cowboy Songs is the sixteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first album of cowboy songs. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2][3]
Track listings
[edit]- "Cowboy Logic" (Don Cook, Chick Rains) – 3:35
- "I Ride an Old Paint" / "Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Git Along Little Doggies" (Traditional) – 3:01
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 2:20
- "Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail" – 3:06
- "The Old Chisholm Trail" – 4:46
- "Home on the Range" – 3:31
- "What Am I Doing Here" (Michael Martin Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:02
- "Wild Ripplin' Waters" – 1:47
- "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (Traditional) – 3:00
- "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" (Clark, Simon) – 5:40
- "Cowboy Pride" (Tyson) – 2:51
- "Red River Valley" – 3:30
- "Let the Cowboy Dance" (Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:01
- "Jack of Diamonds" – 1:13
- "Texas Rangers" – 3:21
- "When the Work's All Done This Fall" (Traditional) – 3:18
- "The Streets of Laredo" (Murphey, PD) – 4:06
- "O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" – 3:02
- "Where Do Cowboys Go When They Die" / "Reincarnation" – 3:42
- "Goodbye Old Paint" – 2:13
- "Happy Trails" (Evans) – 2:16[2][3]
Credits
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- Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, producer, arranger
- Tammy Wynette – background vocals
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals, producer
- Biff Watson – guitar
- Mark Casstevens – guitar, harmonica
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- John McEuen – banjo, mandolin, fiddle
- Dennis Burnside – keyboards
- David Hoffner – keyboards, hammer dulcimer
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Craig Nelson – electric bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Don Edwards – background vocals
- Jack Hannah – background vocals
- Curtis Stone – background vocals
- Cactus Moser – background vocals
- Jack Daniels – background vocals
- Suzy Bogguss – background vocals
- Paulette Carlson – background vocals
- Red Steagall – background vocals
- Lon Hannah – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Production
- Steve Gibson – producer
- Rich Schirmer – recording, mixing,
- Carry Summers – assistant
- Steve Bishir – assistant
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- William Matthews – art direction, watercolor painting
- Steve Whatley – design[2][3]
Charts
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. "Cowboy Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Cowboy Songs". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Michael Martin Murphey – Cowboy Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 11, 2021.