"Carolina in the Pines" | ||||
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Single by Michael Murphey | ||||
from the album Blue Sky – Night Thunder | ||||
B-side | "Without My Lady There" | |||
Released | August 4, 1975 (original release) May 6, 1985 (re-release) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Murphey | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Johnston | |||
Michael Murphey singles chronology | ||||
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"Carolina in the Pines" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1975 as the second and final single from the album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. It peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 25 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart in late 1975. [1] The song was re-recorded with John McEuen on banjo and released in May 1985 from his compilation album The Best of Michael Martin Murphey. The re-release peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in mid-1985. Bluegrass band The Special Consensus recorded the song on their 2002 album, Route 10.
"Carolina in the Pines" addresses Martin's wife whose actual name was Caroline: "I tried to write a love song about my wife without trying to relegate her to a secondary position as a supporter of me. I tried to make it about her as an individual. That's what [she and I] try to do in life." [2] Caroline Hogue was the second of Murphey's five wives: the couple had married in 1973 and would divorce in 1978.
Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a countryish tune in a distinct John Denver vein." [3]
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 4 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 9 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 11 |
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