Blue Sky – Night Thunder

Blue Sky – Night Thunder
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released 1975
Genre Country, cowboy music
Length 34:52
Label Epic
Producer Bob Johnston
Michael Martin Murphey chronology

Michael Murphey
(1973)		 Blue Sky – Night Thunder
(1975)		 Swans Against the Sun
(1976)
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Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin 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

  1. "Wildfire" (Murphey, Cansler) – 4:47
  2. "Carolina in the Pines" (Murphey) – 3:54
  3. "Goodbye Old Desert Rat" (Murphey) – 3:53
  4. "Wild Bird" (Murphey) – 2:24
  5. "Blue Sky Riding Song" (Murphey) – 3:32
  6. "Medicine Man" (Murphey, Murphey) – 3:49
  7. "Secret Mountain Hideout" (Murphey, Murphey) – 3:56
  8. "Without My Lady There" (Murphey) – 2:33
  9. "Night Thunder" (Murphey) – 2:46
  10. "Rings of Life" (Murphey, Nunn) – 3:18[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dillon, Charlotte. "Blue Sky – Night Thunder". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Blue Sky – Night Thunder". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

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