Hard Country (album)

Hard Country
Soundtrack album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1981
Genre	Country, soundtrack
Label	Epic
Producer	Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979) Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982)

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Hard Country is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first soundtrack album. The 1981 film Hard Country stars Jan-Michael Vincent and Kim Basinger.^[2][3]

Track listing

1. "Cowboy Cadillac" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey– 4:04
2. "Hard Country" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 4:04
3. "Hard Partyin' Country Darlin'" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:02
4. "Texas (When I Die)" (Bobby Borchers, Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce) by Tanya Tucker – 4:48
5. "Cosmic Cowboy/Cowboy Breakdown" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:50
6. "Break My Mind" (John D. Loudermilk) by Michael Martin Murphey – 2:18
7. "Take It As It Comes" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:04
8. "Somebody Must Have Loved You Right Last Night" (Bell) by Tanya Tucker – 3:28
9. "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" (Martine) by Tanya Tucker – 2:01
10. "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Tillman) by Jerry Lee Lewis – 2:18
11. "West Texas Waltz" (Hancock) by Joe Ely – 4:57^[3]

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
• Tanya Tucker – vocals
• Joe Ely – vocals
• Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals
• Linda Ronstadt – vocals

Production

• Chip Young – producer (10)
• Jerry Crutchfield – producer (8)
• Jerry Goldstein – producer (3)
• Michael Murphey – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Mike Chapman – producer (7)
• Deni King – engineering^[2][3]

References

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website

Michael Martin Murphey
1970s albums	Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) Michael Murphey (1973) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976) Flowing Free Forever (1976) Lone Wolf (1978) Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
1980s albums	Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987) River of Time (1988) Land of Enchantment (1989)
1990s albums	Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991) Cowboy Songs III (1993) Sagebrush Symphony (1995) The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols (1999)
2000s albums	Playing Favorites (2001) Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II (2002) Cowboy Christmas III (2002) Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004) Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 (2006) Buckaroo Blue Grass (2009)
2010s albums	Lone Cowboy (2010) Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012) Red River Drifter (2013) High Stakes (2016)
Notable singles	"Geronimo's Cadillac" "Wildfire" "Cherokee Fiddle" "What's Forever For" "Still Taking Chances" "Love Affairs" "Don't Count the Rainy Days" "Will It Be Love by Morning" "Disenchanted" "What She Wants" "Carolina in the Pines" "Rollin' Nowhere" "A Face in the Crowd" "A Long Line of Love" "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" "From the Word Go" "Never Givin' Up on Love" "Route 66" "Big Iron"
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