Cowboy Songs III
1993 studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Cowboy Songs III | ||||
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Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey | ||||
Released | October 12, 1993 | |||
Recorded | Nightingale Recording Studio The Reflections, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
Length | 73:30 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades is the eighteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his third album of cowboy songs. The album is devoted to cowboy folklore and true tales of the West and focuses on real-life outlaws, from Jesse James to Billy The Kid to Belle Starr. Murphey performs these songs "with a scholar's eye and a fan's heart."[2][3]
Track listing
- "Big Iron" (with Marty Robbins) (Robbins) – 4:09
- "Rhymes of the Renegades" (Murphey) – 4:35
- "Riders in the Sky" (Jones) – 3:28
- "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:52
- "Sonora's Death Row" (Farrell) – 4:30
- "Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 4:03
- "Billy Gray" (with Debbie Nims) (Blake) – 4:10
- "Roses and Thorns" (with Ryan Murphey) (Murphey) – 4:18
- "Strawberry Roan" (with Chris LeDoux) (Fletcher) – 3:44
- "The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder" (Murphey) – 4:28
- "The Ballad of Jesse James" – 4:18
- "Frank James' Farewell" (with Hal Ketchum) (Burr, Ketchum) – 3:41
- "Cole Younger" (with Hal Ketchum) (Traditional) – 3:57
- "Belle Star" (with Bill Miller) (Murphey) – 6:02
- "Queen of Heartaches" (Murphey, Rains) – 4:23
- "Sam Bass" (Traditional) – 4:51
- "Birmingham Jail" – 4:52[2][3]
Credits
Music
- Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, producer, liner notes
- Marty Robbins – vocals
- Debbie Nims – vocals
- Hal Ketchum – vocals
- Chris LeDoux – vocals
- Bill Miller – vocals
- Sam D. Bass – author
- Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger – 6-string bass, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, harmonica, jaw harp
- John McEuen – banjo
- David Coe – mandolin
- Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar
- Alisa Jones Wall – hammer dulcimer
- Joey Miskulin – accordion, piano, producer
- Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
- David Hoffner – synthesizer
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Sam Bush – fiddle, mandolin
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Ryan Murphey – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Roy M. "Junior" Husky – acoustic and electric bass
- Craig Nelson – acoustic and electric bass
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic and electric bass
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
- Tommy Wells – drums, percussion
- Sam Bacco – Percussion
Production
- Toby Seay – engineer
- Gary Paczosa – engineer
- Ed Simonton – engineer, assistant engineer
- John Kunz – assistant, assistant engineer
- Marshall Morgan – mixing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Patricia Miskulin – production coordination
- Laura LiPuma – art direction
- William Matthews – cover design
- Prof. Thomas Dimsdale – liner notes
- Garrett Rittenberry – design
- David Michael Kennedy – photography
- Willie Matthews – paintings[2][3]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c McCall, Michael. "Cowboy Songs III". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Cowboy Songs III". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
External links
- Michael Martin Murphey's official website
- v
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- Geronimo's Cadillac (1972)
- Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973)
- Michael Murphey (1974)
- Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975)
- Swans Against the Sun (1976)
- Flowing Free Forever (1976)
- Lone Wolf (1978)
- Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
- Hard Country (1981)
- Michael Martin Murphey (1982)
- The Heart Never Lies (1983)
- The Best of Michael Martin Murphey (1984)
- Tonight We Ride (1986)
- Americana (1987)
- River of Time (1988)
- Land of Enchantment (1989)
- 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: Cowboy Christmas II (1999)
- 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)
- 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)
- "Geronimo's Cadillac"
- "Wildfire"
- "Mansion on the Hill"
- "Cherokee Fiddle"
- "What's Forever For"
- "Still Taking Chances"
- "Love Affairs"
- "Don't Count the Rainy Days"
- "Will It Be Love by Morning"
- "Disenchanted"
- "Radio Land"
- "What She Wants"
- "Carolina in the Pines"
- "Rollin' Nowhere"
- "Fiddlin' Man"
- "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn)
- "A Long Line of Love"
- "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
- "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey)
- "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)"
- "From the Word Go"
- "Never Givin' Up on Love"
- "Route 66"
- "Big Iron"
- Discography
- Ryan Murphey
- Rio Grande Band
- Pat Flynn