''Murph the Surf'' was the second independent album by singer-songwriter

Elliott Murphy Elliott James Murphy (born March 16, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, record producer and journalist living in Paris. Biography Elliott Murphy was born in Rockville Centre, New York, grew up in Garden City, Long Island a ...

and was distributed widely throughout Europe on Disc AZ in France and CBS Records in Sweden.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy #"Continental Kinda Girl" #"Off The Shelf" #"Baby I've Been Thinkin'" #"Modern Romance" #"You've Got It Made" #"Fall of Saigon" #"Dusty Roses" #"Calling on Cathleen" #"Garden City" #"Blue Towers"

Personnel

*Elliott Murphy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards *

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– drums *Ernie Brooks – bass *

Richard Sohl Richard Arthur Sohl (May 26, 1953June 3, 1990) was an American pianist, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work with the Patti Smith Group. He also played with Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen and Elliott Murphy. He died on June 3, 1990, of a heart ...

– keyboards *Jesse Chamberlain – drums * Peter Gordon – saxophone, synthesizer ;Technical *Michael Ewing - engineer *Charlie Hunter - cover art and design

References

1982 albums Elliott Murphy albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub