The Horse Legends
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 1997
RecordedLoft, Doghouse,
Audio Media Recorders,
Omni Recording Studios,
Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry, cowboy music
Length43:17
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Producer
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Sagebrush Symphony
(1995)
The Horse Legends
(1997)
Cowboy Songs Four
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Horse Legends is the twentieth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. This is Murphey's tribute to the horse and contains a duet with Johnny Cash on "Tennessee Stud", cover versions of Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" and Gordon Lightfoot's "The Pony Man", and re-recordings of Murphey's "Wildfire" and "The Running Blood".[2] The Horse Legends was the last album Murphey recorded for Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tennessee Stud" (with Johnny Cash)Driftwood4:11
2."Running Shadow"Murphey4:36
3."Ponies"Bullock3:54
4."Wildfire"Murphey, Cansler5:09
5."The Running Blood"Murphey, Hoffner4:15
6."See How All the Horses Come Dancing"Murphey5:10
7."Palomino Days"Murphey3:47
8."Run for the Roses"Fogelberg4:24
9."The Pony Man"Lightfoot3:46
10."Quarter Horse Rider (America's Horse)"Murphey4:05

Credits

Music

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, producer
  • Johnny Cash – 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 – piano
  • David Hoffner – piano, synthesizer
  • Joey Miskulin – 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 – background vocals
  • Lisa Silver – background vocals
  • Harry Stinson – background vocals
  • Gary Janney – background vocals
  • Dan Keen – background vocals
  • Curtis Young – background vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals

Production

  • Jim Ed Norman – 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

  1. Allmusic review
  2. McDonald, Steven. "Horse Legends". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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