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Released
  
1979

Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys(1979)
  
Hard Country(1981)

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

Length
  
45:05

Artist
  
Michael Martin Murphey

Producer
  
John Boylan

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Recorded
  
Palomino Club,Los Angeles, California

Genres
  
Country music, Western music

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Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first live album. The first five tracks were recorded at the legendary Palomino Club in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, an important West Coast country music venue. The remaining five tracks are studio recordings. The live tracks showcase Murphey's early work with some interesting twists. His "Cosmic Cowboy" turns into a breakdown, while "Another Cheap Western" is coupled with The Olympics' 1958 hit, "Western Movies". The album produced the singles "Backslider's Wine" and "Chain Gang" that peaked at numbers 92 and 93 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart respectively.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Cosmic Cowboy" / "Cosmic Breakdown" (Murphey) – 6:08
  2. "Another Cheap Western / Western Movies" (Murphey) – 4:08
  3. "Years Behind Bars" (Murphey) – 3:11
  4. "Backslider's Wine" (Murphey) – 3:25
  5. "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Murphey, Quarto) – 6:47
  6. "South Coast" (Murphey) – 4:05
  7. "Chain Gang" (Murphey) – 3:57
  8. "Once a Drifter" (Murphey) – 4:41
  9. "Texas Morning" (Murphey, Castleman) – 4:12
  10. "Lightning" (Murphey) – 4:31

Credits

Music

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Sam Broussard – guitar, background vocals
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Doug Dillard – banjo
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Rod Phillips – keyboards
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Michael Botts – drums
  • Gary Coleman – percussion
  • Tom Kelly – background vocals
  • Katy Moffatt – background vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
  • Bobby Kimball – background vocals

    • Production

  • John Boylan – producer
  • Paul Grupp – engineer

    • Songs

    1Cosmic cowboy - cosmic breakdown6:12
    2Another Cheap Western / Western MoviesMichael Murphy4:08
    3Years Behind BarsMichael Murphy3:10

    References

    Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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