Blue Sky – Night Thunder
1975 studio album by Michael Murphey
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Studio album by Michael Murphey | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
Length | 34:52 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
Michael Murphey chronology | ||||
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Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Murphey and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—the platinum-certified "Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in popular music. Members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provided backing on some of the tracks.
The album was Murphey's most successful and reached #18 on the Billboard album chart, eventually selling 800,000 US copies.[2] It remains his most commercially successful album to date.
Track listing
- "Wildfire" (Murphey, Larry Cansler) – 4:47
- "Carolina in the Pines" (Murphey) – 3:54
- "Desert Rat" (Murphey) – 3:53
- "Wild Bird" (Murphey) – 2:24
- "Blue Sky Riding Song" (Murphey) – 3:32
- "Medicine Man" (Murphey, Murphey) – 3:49
- "Secret Mountain Hideout" (Murphey, Jac Murphey) – 3:56
- "Without My Lady There" (Murphey) – 2:33
- "Night Thunder" (Murphey) – 2:46
- "Rings of Life" (Murphey, Gary P. Nunn) – 3:18[2][3]
Personnel
Music
- Michael Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
- John McEuen – banjo
- Jerry Mills – mandolin
- Sam Broussard – guitar
- Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
- Jac Murphy – keyboards
- Tom Scott – saxophone
- Michael McKinney – bass, background vocals
- Harry Wilkinson – drums
- Tracy Nelson – background vocals
- Jeff Hanna – background vocals
- Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals
Production
- Bob Johnston – producer
- Jeff Guercio – engineer[2][3]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. "Blue Sky – Night Thunder". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Blue Sky – Night Thunder". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
External links
- Michael Murphey's Official Website
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- Geronimo's Cadillac (1972)
- Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973)
- Michael Murphey (1974)
- Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975)
- Swans Against the Sun (1976)
- Flowing Free Forever (1976)
- Lone Wolf (1978)
- Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
- Hard Country (1981)
- Michael Martin Murphey (1982)
- The Heart Never Lies (1983)
- The Best of Michael Martin Murphey (1984)
- Tonight We Ride (1986)
- Americana (1987)
- River of Time (1988)
- Land of Enchantment (1989)
- 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: Cowboy Christmas II (1999)
- 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)
- 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)
- "Geronimo's Cadillac"
- "Wildfire"
- "Mansion on the Hill"
- "Cherokee Fiddle"
- "What's Forever For"
- "Still Taking Chances"
- "Love Affairs"
- "Don't Count the Rainy Days"
- "Will It Be Love by Morning"
- "Disenchanted"
- "Radio Land"
- "What She Wants"
- "Carolina in the Pines"
- "Rollin' Nowhere"
- "Fiddlin' Man"
- "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn)
- "A Long Line of Love"
- "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
- "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey)
- "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)"
- "From the Word Go"
- "Never Givin' Up on Love"
- "Route 66"
- "Big Iron"
- Discography
- Ryan Murphey
- Rio Grande Band
- Pat Flynn
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