Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys | ||||
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Live album by Michael Martin Murphey | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | Palomino Club, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Country, cowboy music | |||
Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | John Boylan | |||
Michael Martin Murphey chronology | ||||
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Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first live album. The first five tracks were recorded at the legendary Palomino Club in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, an important West Coast country music venue. The remaining five tracks are studio recordings. The live tracks showcase Murphey's early work with some interesting twists. His "Cosmic Cowboy" turns into a breakdown, while "Another Cheap Western" is coupled with The Olympics' 1958 hit, "Western Movies". The album produced the singles "Backslider's Wine" and "Chain Gang" that peaked at numbers 92 and 93 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart respectively.[2][3]
It was the final album in which he was credited as "Michael Murphey"—all of his subsequent releases have been under his full name.
The woman featured on the album cover with Michael was his girlfriend and future wife (1980-2001), fashion model, Mary Maciukas
Track listing
- "Cosmic Cowboy" / "Cosmic Breakdown" (Murphey) – 6:08
- "Another Cheap Western / Western Movies" (Murphey, Cliff Goldsmith, Fred Sledge Smith) – 4:08
- "Years Behind Bars" (Murphey) – 3:11
- "Backslider's Wine" (Murphey) – 3:25
- "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Murphey, Charles Quarto) – 6:47
- "South Coast" (Murphey) – 4:05
- "Chain Gang" (Sam Cooke) – 3:57
- "Once a Drifter" (Murphey) – 4:41
- "Texas Morning" (Murphey, Castleman) – 4:12
- "Lightning" (Murphey) – 4:31[2][3]
Credits
Music
- Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
- Sam Broussard – guitar, background vocals
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Doug Dillard – banjo
- Byron Berline – fiddle
- Rod Phillips – keyboards
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Don Brooks – harmonica
- Bob Glaub – bass
- Mike Botts – drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Tom Kelly – background vocals
- Katy Moffatt – background vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
- Bobby Kimball – background vocals
Production
- John Boylan – producer
- Paul Grupp – engineer[2][3]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c Worbois, Jim. "Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
External links
- Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website
- v
- t
- e
- 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