Michael Murphey
Studio album by
Michael Martin Murphey
ReleasedApril 1974
RecordedNashville, Tennessee
GenreProgressive country
Length37:18
LabelEpic
ProducerBob Johnston
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
(1973)		 Michael Murphey
(1974)		 Blue Sky – Night Thunder
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Michael Murphey is the third album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Epic Records, released in 1974.[2][3]

Track listing

  1. "Nobody's Gonna Tell Me How to Play My Music" (Murphey) – 4:19
  2. "Healing Springs" (Murphey) – 5:24
  3. "Rye by-the-Sea" (Murphey) – 3:10
  4. "You Can Only Say So Much" (Murphey) – 3:24
  5. "Observer" (Murphey) – 5:06
  6. "Holy Roller" (Murphey) – 3:59
  7. "Good Ol' Natural Habits" (Craig Hillis) – 3:17
  8. "Fort Worth I Love You" (Murphey) – 1:47
  9. "Ace in the Hole" (Murphey/Hillis) – 3:02
  10. "Southwestern Pilgrimage" (Murphey) – 3:43[3][4]

Personnel

Music

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ, concertina
  • Herb Steiner – fiddle, mandolin, steel guitar
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Craig Hillis – guitar
  • Bill Farmer – piano
  • Bob Holmes – organ
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums, percussion
  • John Hill – drums
  • Patricia Henderson – background vocals
  • Pat Henderson – vocals
  • Clydie King – vocals, background vocals
  • Pat Powdrill – vocals, background vocals
  • Andy Johnston – vocals, background vocals
  • Merry Clayton – vocals, background vocals

Production

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Billboard's Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1974. p. 72.
  3. 1 2 3 Worbois, Jim. "Michael Murphey". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Michael Murphey". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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