Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5

Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 is the twenty-seventh album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his fifth album of cowboy songs. The album includes the hit song "Long and Lonesome Ride to Dalhart", which won the 2006 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Original Western Composition. The album was inspired by Murphey's life on his ranch and his real experiences working as an activist and artist in American Ranching and Farming.^[1]

Track listing

"Free Rein (Jessica's Song)" (Murphey) – 3:22
"Close to the Land" (Murphey, Quist) – 4:33
"Wheel Comes Around (Morgan's Song)" (Murphey, Riness) – 4:36
"Dry Lightning" (Springsteen) – 5:17
"Out of Line (Karen's Song)" (Murphey) – 4:43
"Long and Lonesome Ride to Dalhart" (Murphey) – 3:57
"Storm Over the Rangeland (The Ballad of Kit Laney)" (Murphey) – 4:15
"Ride out the Storm" (Murphey) – 5:17
"Bluebonnets" (Murphey) – 4:09
"My Country Under God (Sarah's Song)" (Murphey) – 3:39
"America's Heartland" (Reprise) / "Simple Gifts" – 1:27^[1]

Credits

Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
Pat Flynn – mando-guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
Ryan Murphey – slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
Tim Laure – keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
Jim Hoke – accordion
David Davidson – fiddle
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Laura Wood – violin
Ian Davidson – English horn
Bobby Blazier – drums, percussion
Ron Hemby – background vocals
Sonya Isaacs – background vocals
Kristen Wilkenson – orchestral arrangements^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

External links

Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website

Michael Martin Murphey

1970s albums	Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) Michael Murphey (1973) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976) Flowing Free Forever (1976) Lone Wolf (1978) Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)

1980s albums	Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987) River of Time (1988) Land of Enchantment (1989)

1990s albums	Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991) Cowboy Songs III (1993) Sagebrush Symphony (1995) The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols (1999)

2000s albums	Playing Favorites (2001) Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II (2002) Cowboy Christmas III (2002) Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004) Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 (2006) Buckaroo Blue Grass (2009)

2010s albums	Lone Cowboy (2010) Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012) Red River Drifter (2013)

Notable singles	"Geronimo's Cadillac" "Wildfire" "Cherokee Fiddle" "What's Forever For" "Still Taking Chances" "Love Affairs" "Don't Count the Rainy Days" "Will It Be Love by Morning" "Disenchanted" "What She Wants" "Carolina in the Pines" "Rollin' Nowhere" "A Face in the Crowd" "A Long Line of Love" "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" "From the Word Go" "Never Givin' Up on Love" "Route 66" "Big Iron"

Related articles	Discography Ryan Murphey Rio Grande Band Pat Flynn Holly Dunn

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