Cowboy Songs (Michael Martin Murphey album)

Cowboy Songs
Studio album by
Michael Martin Murphey
ReleasedAugust 21, 1990
RecordedOmni Sound Studio,
Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry, western
Length65:43
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerSteve Gibson
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Land of Enchantment
(1989) 		Cowboy Songs
(1990) 		Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  1. "Cowboy Logic" (Don Cook, Chick Rains) – 3:35
  2. "I Ride an Old Paint" / "Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Git Along Little Doggies" (Traditional) – 3:01
  3. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 2:20
  4. "Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail" – 3:06
  5. "The Old Chisholm Trail" – 4:46
  6. "Home on the Range" – 3:31
  7. "What Am I Doing Here" (Michael Martin Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:02
  8. "Wild Ripplin' Waters" – 1:47
  9. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (Traditional) – 3:00
  10. "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" (Clark, Simon) – 5:40
  11. "Cowboy Pride" (Tyson) – 2:51
  12. "Red River Valley" – 3:30
  13. "Let the Cowboy Dance" (Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:01
  14. "Jack of Diamonds" – 1:13
  15. "Texas Rangers" – 3:21
  16. "When the Work's All Done This Fall" (Traditional) – 3:18
  17. "The Streets of Laredo" (Murphey, PD) – 4:06
  18. "O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" – 3:02
  19. "Where Do Cowboys Go When They Die" / "Reincarnation" – 3:42
  20. "Goodbye Old Paint" – 2:13
  21. "Happy Trails" (Evans) – 2:16[2][3]

Credits

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Music

  • 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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. "Cowboy Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Cowboy Songs". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Michael Martin Murphey – Cowboy Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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