Tonight We Ride
1986 studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
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Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 40:54 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
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Tonight We Ride is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Holly Dunn, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and J.D. Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2][3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tonight We Ride" | Michael Martin Murphey, Jim Ed Norman | 3:42 |
2. | "Rollin' Nowhere" | Murphey | 2:53 |
3. | "Innocent Hearts" | Murphey | 4:18 |
4. | "Close to My Heart" | Murphey | 3:40 |
5. | "Face to Face with the Night" | Murphey | 4:05 |
6. | "Building Bridges" | Murphey, Chick Rains | 3:10 |
7. | "Fiddlin' Man" | Murphey | 4:44 |
8. | "I'll Break Out Again Tonight" | A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer | 3:28 |
9. | "The One That Got Away" | Murphey, David Hoffner, Sonny Throckmorton | 3:51 |
10. | "Santa Fe Cantina" | Murphey, Rains | 3:52 |
11. | "Ghost Town (Message from the Ghost Ranch)" | Murphey | 3:11 |
Credits
Music
- Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
- Fred Carter Jr. – guitar
- Paul Worley – guitar
- Steve Gibson – guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Josh Leo – guitar, mandolin
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Mitch Humphries – piano, synthesizer
- Barry Beckett – piano
- Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
- John Jarvis – piano, synthesizer
- David Hoffner – synthesizer, piano
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Michael Bowden – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Pam Tillis – vocals
- J.D. Souther – background vocals
- Gary Pigg – background vocals
- Robb Strandlund – background vocals
- Thomas Flora – background vocals
- Sonny Throckmorton – background vocals
- Michael Lund – background vocals
Production
- Nick DeCaro – arranger
- Bergen White – arranger
- Scott Hendricks – engineer
- Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
- Eric Prestidge – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Lee Groizsch – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Kurt Markus – photography
- W.C. Matthews – design[2][3]
Chart performance
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Tonight We Ride". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Tonight We Ride". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
External links
- Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website
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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