Cowboy Songs (Michael Martin Murphey album)

Cowboy Songs
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	August 21, 1990
Recorded	Omni Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country, western
Length	65:43
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Steve Gibson
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Land of Enchantment (1989) Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cowboy Songs is the sixteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first album of cowboy songs. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2][3]

Track listings

1. "Cowboy Logic" (Don Cook, Chick Rains) – 3:35
2. "I Ride an Old Paint" / "Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Git Along Little Doggies" (Traditional) – 3:01
3. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 2:20
4. "Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail" – 3:06
5. "The Old Chisholm Trail" – 4:46
6. "Home on the Range" – 3:31
7. "What Am I Doing Here" (Michael Martin Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:02
8. "Wild Ripplin' Waters" – 1:47
9. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (Traditional) – 3:00
10. "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" (Clark, Simon) – 5:40
11. "Cowboy Pride" (Tyson) – 2:51
12. "Red River Valley" – 3:30
13. "Let the Cowboy Dance" (Murphey, Cook, Raines) – 3:01
14. "Jack of Diamonds" – 1:13
15. "Texas Rangers" – 3:21
16. "When the Work's All Done This Fall" (Traditional) – 3:18
17. "The Streets of Laredo" (Murphey, PD) – 4:06
18. "O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" – 3:02
19. "Where Do Cowboys Go When They Die" / "Reincarnation" – 3:42
20. "Goodbye Old Paint" – 2:13
21. "Happy Trails" (Evans) – 2:16^[2][3]

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, producer, arranger
• Tammy Wynette – background vocals
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals, producer
• Biff Watson – guitar
• Mark Casstevens – guitar, harmonica
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• John McEuen – banjo, mandolin, fiddle
• Dennis Burnside – keyboards
• David Hoffner – keyboards, hammer dulcimer
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle
• Terry McMillan – harmonica
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Craig Nelson – electric bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Jerry Kroon – drums
• Don Edwards – background vocals
• Jack Hannah – background vocals
• Curtis Stone – background vocals
• Cactus Moser – background vocals
• Jack Daniels – background vocals
• Suzy Bogguss – background vocals
• Paulette Carlson – background vocals
• Red Steagall – background vocals
• Lon Hannah – background vocals
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Production

• Steve Gibson – producer
• Rich Schirmer – recording, mixing,
• Carry Summers – assistant
• Steve Bishir – assistant
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• William Matthews – art direction, watercolor painting
• Steve Whatley – design^[2][3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Eder, Bruce. "Cowboy Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
3. "Cowboy Songs". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
4. "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
6. "American album certifications – Michael Martin Murphey – Cowboy Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website