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Released
  
July 14, 1998

Artist
  
Michael Martin Murphey

Producer
  
Ryan Murphey

Length
  
66:16

Release date
  
14 July 1998

Label
  
WestFest

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Recorded
  
Omnisound, Nashville Taos Recording Studio, Taos

Cowboy Songs Four (1998)
  
Acoustic Christmas Carols (1999)

Genres
  
Country music, Western music

Similar
  
Cowboy Classics: Playing F, Playing Favorites, Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy, Live at Billy Bob's Texas, Tonight We Ride

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".

Contents

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" – 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

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

    • Songs

    1Song From Lonesome Dove5:00
    2Trail Song Medley - Coloradio Trail - Twilight On the Trail - Navajo Trail - Riding Down the Canyon - Blue Shadows On the Tail5:49
    3Born to Be A Cowboy5:38

    References

    Cowboy Songs Four Wikipedia
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