Cowboy Songs Four

Cowboy Songs Four is the twenty-first album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his fourth album of cowboy songs, and his first album produced by his son, Ryan Murphey. The album features a guest performance by Lyle Lovett on "Farther Down the Line".[1]

Cowboy Songs Four
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	July 14, 1998
Recorded	Omnisound, Nashville Taos Recording Studio, Taos
Genre	Country, cowboy music
Length	66:16
Label	Valley Entertainment
Producer	Ryan Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols (1999)

Track listing

1. "Song from Lonesome Dove" (Murphey) – 4:58
2. Trail Song Medley: "Colorado Trail" / "Twilight on the Trail" / "Navaj Trail" / "Riding Down the Canyon" / "Blue Shadows on the Trail"[Note 1] – 5:47
3. "Born to Be a Cowboy" (Hampton) – 5:36
4. "Farther Down the Line" (Lovett, Goldsen) – 3:36
5. "Born to Buck Bad Luck" (Murphey) – 3:46
6. "Easy on the Pain" (Murphey, Westergen) – 3:51
7. "Utah Carroll" (Traditional) – 3:29
8. "Freewheeler" (Winchester) – 3:13
9. "Rangeland Rebel" (Murphey) – 4:46
10. "Run Toward the Light" (Murphey, Murphey) –4:10
11. "The Bunkhouse Orchestra" (Murphey) – 2:05
12. "Little Joe, the Wrangler" (Thorp, Traditional) – 4:07
13. "Summer Ranges" (Murphey) – 3:37
14. "Old Horse" (Murphey) – 5:11
15. "Night Hawk" (Murphey) – 8:04[1]

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, background vocals, arranger
• Ryan Murphey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chart, background vocals, arranger, producer
• Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• David Coe – fiddle
• Dennis Burnside – piano
• Joey Miskulin – accordion
• David Hungate – electric bass
• Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
• Bob Mater – drums
• Todd D. Smith – shouts
• Lyle Lovett – vocals

Production

• Gary Paczosa – engineer
• Craig A. Wolf – engineer
• Steve Tveit – studio manager
• Vernell Hackett – photography[1]

References

Notes

1. "Colorado Trail" is public domain; "Twilight on the Trail" was written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lewis Alter; "Navaj Trail" was written by Larry Markes, Dick Charles, and Eddie DeLang; "Riding Down the Canyon" was written by Smiley Burnett and Gene Autry; "Blue Shadows on the Trail" was written by Johnny Lang and Elliott Daniel.

Citations

1. "Cowboy Songs Four". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website