Americana (Michael Martin Murphey album)

Americana
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1987
Genre	Country, popular
Length	37:18
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Tonight We Ride (1986)Tonight We Ride1986 Americana (1987) River of Time (1988)River of Time1988

Americana is the thirteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his second for Warner Bros. Records. Murphey found a receptive home with the label and began a long association with the label's president and resident producer, Jim Ed Norman. Unlike his previous albums, Americana contains material written mainly by other writers—Murphey only wrote or co-wrote three of the songs. The album's notable tracks include the #1 hit "A Long Line of Love" and the #4 "Face in the Crowd", the latter a duet with singer Holly Dunn. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn) (Gary Harrison, Karen Staley) – 4:09
2. "A Long Line of Love" (Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler) – 3:27
3. "Once Upon a Time" (Michael Martin Murphey, Hoffner) – 5:24
4. "Out of Touch" (Wayland Holyfield, McConn) – 2:52
5. "Almost Free" (Hugh Prestwood) – 3:27
6. "Worlds Apart" (Murphey) – 3:56
7. "No One Else But You" (Hoffner, Miller) – 3:55
8. "You're History" (Murphey, Hoffner) – 3:22
9. "My Darling Wherever You Are" (Bob DiPiero, Mugrage, John Scott Sherrill) – 4:01
10. "I'm Never Gonna Let You Go" (Bob Corbin) – 3:04

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Josh Goin – electric guitar
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Josh Leo – electric guitar
• Steve Gibson – banjo, producer, guitar
• John Jarvis – piano
• Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
• David Hoffner – piano, synthesizer
• Mike Lawler – synthesizer
• Dave Innis – synthesizer
• Barry Green – trombone
• George Tidwell – trumpet
• Buddy Skipper – clarinet
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Mike Brignardello – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Tommy Wells – drums
• Holly Dunn – vocals
• Gary Musick – background vocals
• Thomas Flora – background vocals
• Jim Photoglo – background vocals
• Ned Wimmer – background vocals
• Michael Lunn – background vocals
• Gary Janney – background vocals

Production

• Jim Ed Norman – producer

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	32

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website