Cowboy Songs Four is the twenty-first album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his fourth album of cowboy songs, and his first album produced by his son, Ryan Murphey. The album features a guest performance by Lyle Lovett on "Farther Down the Line".[1]
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| Released | July 14, 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
| Length | 66:16 | |||
| Label | Valley Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ryan Murphey | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Song from Lonesome Dove" (Murphey) – 4:58
- Trail Song Medley: "Colorado Trail" / "Twilight on the Trail" / "Navaj Trail" / "Riding Down the Canyon" / "Blue Shadows on the Trail"[Note 1] – 5:47
- "Born to Be a Cowboy" (Hampton) – 5:36
- "Farther Down the Line" (Lovett, Goldsen) – 3:36
- "Born to Buck Bad Luck" (Murphey) – 3:46
- "Easy on the Pain" (Murphey, Westergen) – 3:51
- "Utah Carroll" (Traditional) – 3:29
- "Freewheeler" (Winchester) – 3:13
- "Rangeland Rebel" (Murphey) – 4:46
- "Run Toward the Light" (Murphey, Murphey) –4:10
- "The Bunkhouse Orchestra" (Murphey) – 2:05
- "Little Joe, the Wrangler" (Thorp, Traditional) – 4:07
- "Summer Ranges" (Murphey) – 3:37
- "Old Horse" (Murphey) – 5:11
- "Night Hawk" (Murphey) – 8:04[1]
Credits
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- Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, background vocals, arranger
- Ryan Murphey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chart, background vocals, arranger, producer
- Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
- Hank Singer – fiddle
- David Coe – fiddle
- Dennis Burnside – piano
- Joey Miskulin – accordion
- David Hungate – electric bass
- Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
- Bob Mater – drums
- Todd D. Smith – shouts
- Lyle Lovett – vocals
Production
- Gary Paczosa – engineer
- Craig A. Wolf – engineer
- Steve Tveit – studio manager
- Vernell Hackett – photography[1]
References
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- ^ "Colorado Trail" is public domain; "Twilight on the Trail" was written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lewis Alter; "Navaj Trail" was written by Larry Markes, Dick Charles, and Eddie DeLang; "Riding Down the Canyon" was written by Smiley Burnett and Gene Autry; "Blue Shadows on the Trail" was written by Johnny Lang and Elliott Daniel.
- Citations
- ^ a b c "Cowboy Songs Four". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.