''The Horse Legends'' is the twentieth 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' ...

. This is Murphey's tribute to the horse and contains a duet with

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

on "Tennessee Stud", cover versions of Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" and

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

's "The Pony Man", and re-recordings of Murphey's "Wildfire" and "The Running Blood". ''The Horse Legends'' was the last album Murphey recorded for

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...

Track listing

Credits

Music *

– vocals, producer *

– vocals * Biff Watson – acoustic guitar * Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar * Brent Mason – electric guitar * Steve Gibson – electric guitar, producer * Chris Leuzinger – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Mark Casstevens – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar * Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, dobro * Mark Howard – banjo, acoustic guitar * Hank Singer – fiddle, mandolin *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

– piano * David Hoffner – piano, synthesizer *

Joey Miskulin Joseph Michael Miskulin (born January 6, 1949) is an American accordionist and producer. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Johnny Cash, John Denver, Emmylou Harr ...

– accordion, producer * Michael Rhodes – electric bass * Craig Nelson – acoustic bass, electric bass * Mike Brignardello – bass * Eddie Bayers – drums * Tommy Wells – drums * Jerry Kroon – drums * Kenny Malone – percussion *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline ar ...

– background vocals * Lisa Silver – background vocals *

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

– background vocals * Gary Janney – background vocals * Dan Keen – background vocals * Curtis Young – background vocals * Dennis Wilson – background vocals Production *

Jim Ed Norman Jim Ed Norman is an American musician, multi-platinum record producer, arranger and label-head. As an arranger and producer, he was one of the principal architects of the distinctive sound of West Coast 1970s pop and country rock. He was Preside ...

– producer * Bob Tassi – engineer * Rich Schirmer – engineer * Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing * Toby Seay – engineer, mixing assistant * Scott "T-Bone" Stillman – assistant engineer * Tim Roberts – assistant engineer * Fred Mercer – assistant engineer * Bob Wright – assistant engineer * Jim Eaton – assistant engineer * Denny Purcell – mastering * Don Cobb – editing

References

External links

Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horse Legends 1997 albums Michael Martin Murphey albums Albums produced by Jim Ed Norman Warner Records albums