Blue Sky - Night Thunder

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Blue Sky – Night Thunder
Blue Sky – Night Thunder cover
Studio album by
Michael Martin Murphey
Released 1975
Genre Country, Cowboy Music
Label Epic
Producer Bob Johnston

Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Michael Murphey
(1973)
Blue Sky - Night Thunder
(1975)
Swans Against the Sun
(1976)

Blue Sky – Night Thunder is Michael Martin Murphey's fourth album and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. It produced two major hit singles—"Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in mainstream music.[1] [2] [3]

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Wildfire"
  2. "Carolina in the Pines"
  3. "Desert Rat"
  4. "Wild Bird"
  5. "Blue Sky Riding Song"
  6. "Medicine Man"
  7. "Secret Mountain Hideout"
  8. "Without My Lady There"
  9. "Night Thunder"
  10. "Rings of Life"

[edit] Credits

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
  • John McEuen – banjo
  • Jerry Mills – mandolin
  • Sam Broussard – guitar
  • Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
  • Jae 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
  • Bob Johnston – producer
  • Jeff Guercio – engineer

[edit] References

  1. ^ Michael Martin Murphey Official website
  2. ^ Music Match Guide
  3. ^ Amazon.com