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Michael Martin Murphey discography
Murphey in Plymouth, New Hampshire, 2012
Studio albums34
Compilation albums6
Music videos13
Singles46

The Michael Martin Murphey discography consists of 33 albums and 46 singles. Having first charted with " Geronimo's Cadillac" in 1972, he did not chart again until " Wildfire" three years later. Initially a pop singer, Murphey shifted to country music in 1982 with " What's Forever For", a number 1 country hit. On his earlier works he was billed as simply "Michael Murphey", adding his middle name with the 1982 album Michael Martin Murphey.

Studio albums

1970s

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country US AUS [1] CAN
Geronimo's Cadillac 160 38 82
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: A&M Records
196
Michael Murphey
Blue Sky – Night Thunder
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Epic Records
18 97 6
Swans Against the Sun
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
47 44 92
Flowing Free Forever
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
130
Lone Wolf
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: Epic Records
99
Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
  • Release date: 1979
  • Label: Epic Records
206
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Title Details Peak chart
positions
US Country US
Hard Country
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Epic Records
Michael Martin Murphey 14 69
The Heart Never Lies
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Liberty Records
27 187
Tonight We Ride 46
Americana
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
32
River of Time
  • Release date: 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
11
Land of Enchantment
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title Details Peak positions Certifications
( sales threshold)
US Country
Cowboy Songs
  • Release date: August 21, 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
25
Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II
  • Release date: September 10, 1991
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades
  • Release date: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Sagebrush Symphony
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
The Horse Legends
  • Release date: July 8, 1997
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cowboy Songs Four
Acoustic Christmas Carols
  • Release date: August 4, 1999
  • Label: Valley Entertainment
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Title Details Peak positions
US Grass
Playing Favorites
  • Release date: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Real West Production
Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II
  • Release date: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Real West Production
Cowboy Christmas III
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Release date: March 16, 2004
  • Label: Smith Music Group
Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5
  • Release date: October 31, 2006
  • Label: West Fest
Buckaroo Blue Grass 6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

Title Details Peak chart
positions
US Country US Grass
Lone Cowboy
  • Release date: January 12, 2010
  • Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co.
Buckaroo Blue Grass II
  • Release date: February 9, 2010
  • Label: Rural Rhythm Records
73 5
Tall Grass & Cool Water
  • Release date: June 28, 2011
  • Label: Rural Rhythm Records
4
Campfire on the Road
  • Release date: February 21, 2012
  • Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co.
Red River Drifter
  • Release date: July 9, 2013
  • Label: Red River Entertainment
48 2
High Stakes
  • Release date: April 22, 2016
  • Label: Murphey Kinship Recordings
Austinology - Alley of Austin
  • Release date: October 19, 2018
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

Title Details Peak chart
positions
US Country US Grass
Road Beyond the View - featuring Ryan Murphey
  • Release date: June 10, 2022
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Compilation albums

Title Details Peak positions
US Country
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Liberty Records
20
The Best of Country
What's Forever For
Wildfire 1972–1984
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Raven Records
Ultimate Collection
Cowboy Christmas Gift Set
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1970s

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]
US AC
[5]
US Country
[6]
AUS
[1]
CAN
[7]
CAN AC
[8]
CAN Country
[9]
1972 " Geronimo's Cadillac" 37 96 Geronimo's Cadillac
1973 "Calico Silver" [10]
"Cosmic Cowboy" [11] Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
1974 "Holy Roller" [12] Michael Murphey
"You Can Only Say So Much" [13]
1975 " Wildfire" 3 1 22 1 1 Blue Sky – Night Thunder
" Carolina in the Pines" 21 4 25 4
1976 "Renegade" 39 48 Swans Against the Sun
" A Mansion on the Hill" 36 20
"Rhythm of the Road" [14]
1977 " Cherokee Fiddle" 58 Flowing Free Forever
"Changing Woman" [15]
1978 "Nothing Is Your Own" [16] Lone Wolf
"Paradise Tonight" [17]
1979 "Chain Gang" 93 Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
"Backslider's Wine" 92
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s and 1990s

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]
US AC
[5]
US Country
[6]
AUS
[1]
CAN AC
[8]
CAN Country
[9]
1981 "Take It as It Comes" (with Katy Moffatt) 83 Hard Country (soundtrack)
1982 "The Two-Step Is Easy" 44 Michael Martin Murphey
" What's Forever For" 19 4 1 36 7 1
" Still Taking Chances" 76 28 3 9 17
1983 " Love Affairs" 11 18
" Don't Count the Rainy Days" [a] 16 9 92 22 The Heart Never Lies
1984 " Will It Be Love by Morning" 7 5
" Disenchanted" 12 12 22 11
" Radio Land" 19 30
" What She Wants" 39 8 6 The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
1985 " Carolina in the Pines" (re-recording) 9 11
1986 "Tonight We Ride" 26 28 Tonight We Ride
" Rollin' Nowhere" 15 14
" Fiddlin' Man" 40
1987 " A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn) 4 7 Americana
" A Long Line of Love" 1 1
" I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" 3 4 River of Time
1988 " Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey) 4 1
" Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" 29
" From the Word Go" 3 2
1989 " Never Givin' Up on Love" 9 21 Land of Enchantment
"Family Tree" 48 81
" Route 66" 67 44
1990 "Cowboy Logic" 52 71 Cowboy Songs
1991 "Let the Cowboy Dance" 74 71
"What Am I Doing Here" [19]
1992 "I Don't Do Floors" [20] Non-album singles
1993 "Dancing with a Memory" [21]
" Big Iron" (with Marty Robbins) 62 Cowboy Songs III
1998 "Born to Buck Bad Luck" [22] Cowboy Songs Four
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1983 "Disenchanted"
1985 "What She Wants" David Hogan [23]
1987 "Long Line of Love" Michael Merriman [24]
"I'm Gonna Miss You Girl"
1989 "Never Giving Up on Love"
1990 "Route 66"
"Cowboy Logic" Michael Martin Murphey [25]
1991 "Red River Valley" Michael Merriman
" Cowboy Christmas Ball" (with Suzy Bogguss)
1992 "Dancing with a Memory" Michael Martin Murphey
1993 "Big Iron" Michael Merriman
"The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder"
1998 "Born to Buck Bad Luck" Adrienne Thiele

Notes

  1. ^ "Don't Count the Rainy Days" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number six on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. [18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1974. p. 72.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Michael Martin Murphey – Cowboy Songs". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ a b "Michael Martin Murphey - Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Michael Martin Murphey - Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Search results for Michael Martin Murphey - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Search results for Michael Martin Murphey - Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Search results for Michael Martin Murphey - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Calico Silver" / "Blessing in Disguise" (7" vinyl single). A&M. 1973. 1459.
  11. ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. May 19, 1973. p. 72.
  12. ^ "Holy Roller" / "Rye-by-the-Sea" (7" vinyl single). Epic. 1974. 5-11130.
  13. ^ "You Can Only Say So Much" / "Fort Worth I Love You" (7" vinyl single). Epic. 1974. 8-50014.
  14. ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. April 24, 1976. p. 62.
  15. ^ "Changing Woman" / "A North Wind and a New Moon" (7" vinyl single). Epic. 1977. 8-50369.
  16. ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. May 6, 1978. p. 96.
  17. ^ "Paradise Tonight" / "Song Dog" (7" vinyl single). Epic. 1978. 8-50572.
  18. ^ "Michael Martin Murphey - Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. June 8, 1991. p. 75.
  20. ^ "I Don't Do Floors" / "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" (7" vinyl single). Warner Bros. 1992. 7-18928.
  21. ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. February 6, 1993. p. 70.
  22. ^ "Michael Martin Murphy to perform at SCERA Center". Daily Herald. November 20, 1998.
  23. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1985-04-27). Billboard - Apr 27, 1985 - Google Books Result. Retrieved December 21, 2011. {{ cite book}}: |last1= has generic name ( help)
  24. ^ "Top CMA Award Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  25. ^ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. October 13, 1990.