Blue Sky - Night Thunder
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Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the title of Michael Martin Murphey
's fourth studio album and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—"Wildfire
" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in mainstream music.
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
's fourth studio album and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—"Wildfire
Wildfire (song)
"Wildfire" is the title of a song written by Michael Murphey and Larry Cansler. It was originally recorded by American country artist Murphey , and appears on his 1975 album Blue Sky - Night Thunder....
" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in mainstream music.
Track listing
- "WildfireWildfire (song)"Wildfire" is the title of a song written by Michael Murphey and Larry Cansler. It was originally recorded by American country artist Murphey , and appears on his 1975 album Blue Sky - Night Thunder....
" - "Carolina in the PinesCarolina in the Pines"Carolina in the Pines" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1975 as the second and final single from the album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. It peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, #4 on the Adult...
" - "Desert Rat"
- "Wild Bird"
- "Blue Sky Riding Song"
- "Medicine Man"
- "Secret Mountain Hideout"
- "Without My Lady There"
- "Night Thunder"
- "Rings of Life"
Credits
- Michael Martin MurpheyMichael Martin MurpheyMichael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
– vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano - John McEuenJohn McEuenJohn McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
– banjo - Jerry Mills – mandolin
- Sam Broussard – guitar
- Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
- Jac Murphy – keyboards
- Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
– saxophone - Michael McKinney – bass, background vocals
- Harry Wilkinson – drums
- Tracy Nelson – background vocals
- Jeff Hanna – background vocals
- Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals
- Bob JohnstonBob JohnstonDonald William Robert 'Bob' Johnston is a noted American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel.-Early days:Johnston was born into a professional musical family...
– producer - Jeff Guercio – engineer