Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys

Live album by Michael Martin Murphey

Released

1979

Recorded

Palomino Club,
Los Angeles, California

Genre

Country, cowboy music

Length

45:05

Michael Martin Murphey chronology

Lone Wolf
(1978)

Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
(1979)

Hard Country
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first live album. The first five tracks were recorded at the legendary Palomino Club in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, an important West Coast country music venue. The remaining five tracks are studio recordings. The live tracks showcase Murphey's early work with some interesting twists. His "Cosmic Cowboy" turns into a breakdown, while "Another Cheap Western" is coupled with The Olympics' 1958 hit, "Western Movies". The album produced the singles "Backslider's Wine" and "Chain Gang" that peaked at numbers 92 and 93 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart respectively.^[2]^[3]

Track listing

"Cosmic Cowboy" / "Cosmic Breakdown" (Murphey) – 6:08
"Another Cheap Western / Western Movies" (Murphey) – 4:08
"Years Behind Bars" (Murphey) – 3:11
"Backslider's Wine" (Murphey) – 3:25
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (Murphey, Quarto) – 6:47
"South Coast" (Murphey) – 4:05
"Chain Gang" (Murphey) – 3:57
"Once a Drifter" (Murphey) – 4:41
"Texas Morning" (Murphey, Castleman) – 4:12
"Lightning" (Murphey) – 4:31^[2]^[3]

Credits

Music

Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Sam Broussard – guitar, background vocals
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Doug Dillard – banjo
Byron Berline – fiddle
Rod Phillips – keyboards
Jai Winding – keyboards
Don Brooks – harmonica
Bob Glaub – bass
Michael Botts – drums
Gary Coleman – percussion
Tom Kelly – background vocals
Katy Moffatt – background vocals
Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
Bobby Kimball – background vocals

Production

John Boylan – producer
Paul Grupp – engineer^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Allmusic review
1 2 3 Worbois, Jim. "Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
1 2 3 "Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 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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