River of Time is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. The album contains a newly recorded version of "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" and a duet with his son, Ryan Murphey, on "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1988[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[3] River of Time peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[4][5]
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Gibson | |||
| Michael Martin Murphey chronology | ||||
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| Singles from River of Time | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "From the Word Go" | Michael Garvin, Chris Waters | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (duet with Ryan Murphey) | Michael Martin Murphey | 3:24 |
| 3. | "River of Time" | Susan Longacre, Dennis Robbins | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Vanishing Breed" | M. Murphey, David Hoffner | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" | Marcus Hummon | 4:04 |
| 6. | "The Running Blood" | M. Murphey, Hoffner | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Children of the Wild World" | Jamie O'Hara | 4:48 |
| 8. | "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" | Jesse Winchester | 3:51 |
| 9. | "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" | M. Murphey, Owen Castleman | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Still Got the Fire" | M. Murphey, Steve Gibson | 3:57[4][5] |
Personnel
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- Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Mike Lawler – synthesizer
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
- Dennis Burnside – keyboards, string arrangements on “I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl”
- David Hoffner – synthesizer
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- James Stroud – drums
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Monroe Jones – drum programming on “Pilgrims on the Way”
- Ryan Murphey – duet vocals on "Talkin' to the Wrong Man"
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – background vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Gary Janney – backing vocals
- Take 6 – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Dan Keen – backing vocals
- The Nashville String Machine - strings on “I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl”
Production
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles, July 30, 1988". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c Cassidy, Kenneth M. "River of Time". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c "River of Time". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.