Tonight We Ride is the twelfth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Pam Tillis, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and J.D. Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2][3]

Tonight We Ride
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1986
Genre	Country, popular
Length	40:54
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey (1984) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987)
Singles from Tonight We Ride
"Rollin' Nowhere" Released: May 12, 1986 "Fiddlin' Man" Released: August 30, 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Tonight We Ride" (Michael Martin Murphey, Jim Ed Norman) – 3:42
2. "Rollin' Nowhere" (Murphey) – 2:53
3. "Innocent Hearts" (Murphey) – 4:18
4. "Close to My Heart" (Murphey) – 3:40
5. "Face to Face with the Night" (Murphey) – 4:05
6. "Building Bridges" (Murphey, Rains) – 3:10
7. "Fiddlin' Man" (Murphey) – 4:44
8. "I'll Break Out Again Tonight" (Owens, Shaffer) – 3:28
9. "The One That Got Away" (Murphey, Hoffner, Sonny Throckmorton) – 3:51
10. "Santa Fe Cantina" (Murphey, Chick Rains) – 3:52
11. "Ghost Town (Message from the Ghost Ranch)" (Murphey) – 3:11

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
• Fred Carter Jr. – guitar
• Paul Worley – guitar
• Steve Gibson – guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Josh Leo – guitar, mandolin
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Mitch Humphries – piano, synthesizer
• Barry Beckett – piano
• Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
• John Jarvis – piano, synthesizer
• David Hoffner – synthesizer, piano
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Michael Bowden – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Pam Tillis – vocals
• J.D. Souther – background vocals
• Gary Pigg – background vocals
• Robb Strandlund – background vocals
• Thomas Flora – background vocals
• Sonny Throckmorton – background vocals
• Michael Lund – background vocals

Production

• Nick DeCaro – arranger
• Bergen White – arranger
• Scott Hendricks – engineer
• Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
• Eric Prestidge – engineer, mastering, mixing
• Lee Groizsch – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Kurt Markus – photography
• W.C. Matthews – design[2][3]

Chart performance

References

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website