Americana
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreCountry
Length37:18
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Tonight We Ride
(1986)
Americana
(1987)
River of Time
(1988)
Singles from Americana
  1. "A Face in the Crowd"
    Released: January 1987
  2. "A Long Line of Love"
    Released: April 1987

Americana is the thirteenth studio 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.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Face in the Crowd" (duet with Holly Dunn)Gary Harrison, Karen Staley4:09
2."A Long Line of Love"Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler3:27
3."Once Upon a Time"Michael Martin Murphey, David Hoffner5:24
4."Out of Touch"Wayland Holyfield, Peter McCann2:52
5."Almost Free"Hugh Prestwood3:27
6."Worlds Apart"Murphey3:56
7."No One Else But You"Hoffner, Bill Miller3:55
8."You're History"Murphey, Hoffner3:22
9."My Darling Wherever You Are"Bob DiPiero, Michael Mugrage, John Scott Sherrill4:01
10."I'm Never Gonna Let You Go"Bob Corbin3:04

Credits

Music

  • Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Lloyd Green – steel guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric guitar
  • Josh Goin – electric guitar
  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  • Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Josh Leo – electric guitar
  • Steve Gibson – banjo, producer, acoustic guitar, electric 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 on “A Face in the Crowd”
  • 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

Chart performance

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

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Americana". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.


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