''Swans Against the Sun'' is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter

Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, country music and popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including ''Cowboy Songs' ...

. The album features performances by

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

Charlie Daniels Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Dev ...

, and

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

, and peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

# "Swans Against the Sun" (Murphey) – 3:52 # "Renegade" (Murphey, Shaw) – 6:11 # "Rhythm of the Road" (Murphey) – 2:10 # "Pink Lady" (Murphey) – 4:56 # " Mansion on the Hill" ( Fred Rose,

Hank Williams Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

) – 2:57 # "Dancing in the Meadow" (Murphey) – 3:28 # "Temple of the Sun" (Murphey) – 3:52 # "Buffalo Gun" (Murphey) – 3:19 # "Wild West Show" (Murphey) – 3:12 # "Natural Bridges" (Murphey) – 3:10 # "Seasons Change" (Clark, Lewis) – 4:15

Personnel

Music *

– vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, banjo, harp, harmonica, autoharp, arranger *

– guitar, vocals * Richard Dean – guitar * Steve Weisberg – guitar * John Goldthwaite – guitar * Jerry Mills – mandolin *

Mickey Raphael Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born November 7, 1951) is an American harmonica player, music producer and actor best known for his work with Willie Nelson, with whom he has toured as part of The Family since 1973. He has performed or reco ...

– harmonica *

John McEuen John McEuen, born December 19, 1945 in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Career Solo work John McEuen was born in Oakland, California. In 1964, at age 18, he became interested ...

– banjo, dobro, fiddle, slide guitar, violin, guitar *

– fiddle, guitar, violin, vocals * Jac Murphy – harpsichord, piano, synthesizer, arranger * James William Guercio – bass * Michael McKinney – bass, vocals * Harry Wilkinson – drums, percussion *

Earl Palmer Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008) was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer was one of the most prolific studio musicians of al ...

– drums * Tracy Nelson – vocals * Jeff Hanna – vocals *

– vocals Production *

Bob Johnston Donald William 'Bob' Johnston (May 14, 1932 – August 14, 2015) was an American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel. Early days Johnston was born into a professional mus ...

– producer * Tony Martell – executive producer * Larry Cansler – arranger * Jeff Guercio – engineer * Vic Anesini – mastering * Don Hummell – paintings * Ron Coro – art direction

References

External links

Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website
{{Authority control 1976 albums Michael Martin Murphey albums Albums produced by Bob Johnston Epic Records albums