music.wikisort.org - CompositionBlue 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.
1975 studio album by Michael Murphey
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Released | 1975 |
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Genre | Country, cowboy music |
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Length | 34:52 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | Bob Johnston |
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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]
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