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 writersâÂÂMurphey 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.
Track listing
Credits
Music
- Michael Martin Murphey â lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Lloyd Green â steel guitar
- Reggie Young â electric guitar
- Josh Goin â electric guitar
- Larry Byrom â acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. â acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Mark Casstevens â acoustic guitar
- Josh Leo â electric guitar
- Steve Gibson â banjo, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Jarvis â piano
- Dennis Burnside â piano, synthesizer
- David Hoffner â piano, synthesizer
- Mike Lawler â synthesizer
- Dave Innis â synthesizer
- Barry Green â trombone
- George Tidwell â trumpet
- Buddy Skipper â clarinet
- Jim Horn â saxophone
- Michael Rhodes â bass
- Mike Brignardello â bass
- Eddie Bayers â drums
- Tommy Wells â drums
- Holly Dunn â vocals on âÂÂA Face in the CrowdâÂÂ
- Gary Musick â background vocals
- Thomas Flora â background vocals
- Jim Photoglo â background vocals
- Ned Wimmer â background vocals
- Michael Lunn â background vocals
- Gary Janney â background vocals
Production
Chart performance
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