The Horse Legends
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| Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey | ||||
| Released | July 8, 1997 | |||
| Recorded |
Loft, Doghouse, Audio Media Recorders, Omni Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
| Length | 43:17 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
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| Michael Martin Murphey chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Horse Legends is the twentieth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. This is Murphey's tribute to the horse and contains a duet with Johnny Cash on "Tennessee Stud", cover versions of Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" and Gordon Lightfoot's "The Pony Man", and re-recordings of Murphey's "Wildfire" and "The Running Blood".[2] The Horse Legends was the last album Murphey recorded for Warner Bros. Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tennessee Stud" (with Johnny Cash) | Driftwood | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Running Shadow" | Murphey | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Ponies" | Bullock | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Wildfire" | Murphey, Cansler | 5:09 |
| 5. | "The Running Blood" | Murphey, Hoffner | 4:15 |
| 6. | "See How All the Horses Come Dancing" | Murphey | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Palomino Days" | Murphey | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Run for the Roses" | Fogelberg | 4:24 |
| 9. | "The Pony Man" | Lightfoot | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Quarter Horse Rider (America's Horse)" | Murphey | 4:05 |
Credits
Music
- Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, producer
- Johnny Cash – vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, producer
- Chris Leuzinger – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Mark Casstevens – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, dobro
- Mark Howard – banjo, acoustic guitar
- Hank Singer – fiddle, mandolin
- Matt Rollings – piano
- David Hoffner – piano, synthesizer
- Joey Miskulin – accordion, producer
- Michael Rhodes – electric bass
- Craig Nelson – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Mike Brignardello – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Tommy Wells – drums
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Kenny Malone – percussion
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Lisa Silver – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Gary Janney – background vocals
- Dan Keen – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Production
- Jim Ed Norman – producer
- Bob Tassi – engineer
- Rich Schirmer – engineer
- Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing
- Toby Seay – engineer, mixing assistant
- Scott "T-Bone" Stillman – assistant engineer
- Tim Roberts – assistant engineer
- Fred Mercer – assistant engineer
- Bob Wright – assistant engineer
- Jim Eaton – assistant engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Don Cobb – editing
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ McDonald, Steven. "Horse Legends". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
External links
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