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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 first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins in 1959. He has recorded the hit singles "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", and "Don't Count the Rainy Days". Murphey is also the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". Murphey has become a prominent musical voice for the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy.
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Austinology: Alleys of Austin [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 5:13 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 5:25 |
Pop Goes the 70s [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:50 |
Country: The Collection [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Cowboy Logic | 3:35 |
Legends of Country [2013]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
Campfire on the Road [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Boy from the Country | 4:19 |
Spanish is the Loving Tongue (Border Affair) | 6:04 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 3:56 |
Red River Valley/Campfire Reprise | 5:58 |
Legends of Country: Lookin' For Love [2012]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
Singers & Songwriters: 1974-1975 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
Blue Sky: Night Thunder/Swans Against the Sun [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
Carolina in the Pines | 3:57 |
Renegade | 6:13 |
Singers & Songwriters [Time-Life Box Set] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
Tall Grass & Cool Water [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Cool Water | 5:21 |
Lone Cowboy: Live & Solo [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:36 |
What Am I Doing Here? | 2:56 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 4:31 |
Buckaroo Blue Grass [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 4:36 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 4:21 |
Fiddlin' Man | 4:25 |
Boy from the Country | 4:23 |
Buckaroo Blue Grass II: Riding Song [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 5:53 |
Renegade | 7:34 |
Cowboy Classics: Old West Cowboy Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Strawberry Roan | 4:15 |
Red River Valley | 5:41 |
Boots, Buckles & Spurs: 50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years of Cowboy Tradition [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
Country Ballads [Sony BMG] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
Country Love [Somerset] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:51 |
Wildfire | 5:05 |
Romancing the 70s: Lovin' You [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:50 |
Top Hits of the 80s: Greatest Hits [2008]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever for |
Top of the Pop Hits: The 80s [2008]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:52 |
#1 Country Hits [Capitol] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:51 |
70s Music Explosion [Time Life] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:50 |
Lifetime of Country Romance Collection [2007]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
Superstars of Country [Time Life] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
The Seventies: Soft 70's Gold, Vol. 1 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:18 |
#1 Country [Brentwood] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For? | 2:53 |
Barry Williams Presents: 70s Music Explosion [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
EMI: Rock Ballads [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For? |
Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 5:01 |
Lifetime of Country Romance: Forever and Ever [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
Rock Ballads [Brentwood] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:53 |
The Cowboy Christmas Gift Set [2006]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 4:29 |
Wildfire [DVD] |
70s Music Explosion: Miracles [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:50 |
Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Spanish Is the Loving Tongue | 5:57 |
Live Ones, Vol. 1 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:57 |
Superstars of Country: Party Time [2005]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:50 |
Texas Troubadours [Capitol] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Count the Rainy Days | 3:26 |
Country Christmas Traditions [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:15 |
Live at Billy Bob's [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Cherokee Fiddle | 6:34 |
What's Forever For | 3:01 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 3:56 |
Cowboy Logic | 3:40 |
Big Iron | 4:38 |
Wildfire | 4:18 |
Songs for My Rig [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac |
Top of the Pop Hits the 80's, Disc 5 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:52 |
Greatest Songs of the 70's [Sony] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:47 |
The Ultimate Singer-Songwriter Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:14 |
The Very Best of Singers and Songwriters [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
Top Hits of the Seventies: Chart Toppers [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
Written by... [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire [Single Version] | 4:47 |
Best of the Real West [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 4:39 |
Cowboy Logic | 3:42 |
Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Strawberry Roan | 4:15 |
Red River Valley | 5:41 |
Desperado: The Best of Country Rock [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:47 |
Rockin' Country [Sony Box Set] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:17 |
Ultimate Power of Country Love [2002]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:52 |
70's Pop Hits [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:16 |
A Year in Your Life: 1975, Vol. 1 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 5:07 |
Back to Back [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 4:10 |
What's Forever For | 2:52 |
Don't Count the Rainy Days | 3:26 |
Bandits [2001 Sony] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
Bandits [Sbme Soundtrack] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1975-1979 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:18 |
Playing Favorites: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 4:35 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 4:08 |
Fiddlin' Man | 3:57 |
Cowboy Logic | 3:40 |
I'm Gonna Miss You Girl | 4:09 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 5:05 |
What's Forever For | 2:54 |
Wildfire | 4:59 |
Rock Memories, Vol. 2 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:51 |
Rock Treasures [Sony] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:51 |
Singers & Songwriters: Mid '70s [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 3:58 |
The Ultimate Hits of the 70's [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:17 |
Ultimate Collection [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac | 4:29 |
Boy from the Country | 4:35 |
Wildfire | 4:48 |
Carolina in the Pines | 3:59 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 3:34 |
Renegade | 6:14 |
What's Forever For? | 2:52 |
I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl | 3:52 |
Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1975 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:18 |
History of Country Music: Country Love Classics [2000]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:52 |
Horse Songs [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 5:10 |
Number One Country Love Songs [2000]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:53 |
Smooth 70's [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:12 |
Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II [1999]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 4:29 |
Live at Gilley's, Vol. 1-4 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:32 |
Carolina in the Pines | 3:37 |
More Fabulous 70's, Vol. 2 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:18 |
Radio Days: '80s Easy Listening [1999]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:52 |
Rock On, 1975: Midnight Blue [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:19 |
Singers & Songwriters: 1974-1975 [1999] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
70's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 3: High Times [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire |
AM Gold: Radio Gems [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:49 |
American Pie: Great Tales & Sagas in Song [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:16 |
Highway Rock: Southern Nights [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:18 |
Southern Nights | 2:57 |
Number Ones: The 70's [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:17 |
Wildfire 1972-1984 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac | 4:39 |
Boy From the Country | 4:35 |
Wildfire | 4:47 |
Carolina in the Pines | 3:54 |
Renegade | 5:54 |
Cherokee Fiddle [From Urban Cowboy] | 3:28 |
What's Forever For | 2:52 |
Don't Count the Rainy Days | 3:30 |
What She Wants | 3:44 |
80's Country Chart Toppers [1997]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:49 |
Country Love Songs [Madacy] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:53 |
Country's Best Love Songs (1975-1990) [1997]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:51 |
Horse Legends [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Tennessee Stud | 4:11 |
Ponies | 3:54 |
Wildfire | 5:09 |
Run for the Roses | 4:25 |
Just Country [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Cowboy Logic | 3:35 |
Rock 'N Roll Relix: 1970-1978 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:16 |
Rock 'N Roll Relix: 1974-1975 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:16 |
Story Songs [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:19 |
AM Gold: 1975 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:19 |
Music Express [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:17 |
Saddle Up!: The Cowboy Renaissance [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Cowboy Logic | 3:35 |
The Looney West [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Cowboy Logic | 3:38 |
America's Horses [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Tennessee Stud | 4:13 |
Ponies | 3:54 |
Wildfire | 5:11 |
Run for the Roses | 4:26 |
Sagebrush Symphony [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Cowboy Logic | 4:43 |
Red River Valley | 3:20 |
Cool Water | 0:57 |
Timber Trail | 2:22 |
Wildfire | 5:42 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 3:15 |
Adobe Walls | 3:35 |
San Antonio Rose | 3:33 |
Lost & Found [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Big Iron |
Ties That Bind: Country Love Songs [1994]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | 2:49 |
Cowboy Songs III [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Big Iron | 4:09 |
Strawberry Roan | 3:44 |
Sounds of the Seventies: AM Pop Classics [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:15 |
Our Songs: Singers & Songwriters Encore [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:15 |
What's Forever For [1992]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For | |
Don't Count the Rainy Days | |
Radioland | |
What She Wants |
Country Gold [Priority] [1991]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever For |
Rock Artifacts, Vol. 2 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:51 |
Cowboy Songs [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Cowboy Logic | 3:35 |
What Am I Doing Here | 3:02 |
Spanish Is the Lovin' Tongue | 5:40 |
Red River Valley | 3:30 |
Let the Cowboy Dance | 3:01 |
Jack of Diamonds | 1:13 |
Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 14 [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Wildfire | 3:18 |
The Best of Country [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What's Forever For | 2:49 |
Carolina in the Pines | 4:07 |
What She Wants | 3:43 |
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Lost River | 3:26 |
Land of Enchantment [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Never Givin' up on Love | 4:47 |
Land of Enchantment | 3:11 |
Woodsmoke in the Wind | 4:18 |
The Heart Knows the Truth | 3:57 |
Desperation Road | 4:19 |
Family Tree | 3:49 |
Pink Cadillac [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Never Givin' up on Love | 3:52 |
A Christmas Tradition, Vol. 2 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:13 |
River of Time [1988]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
River of Time | 4:55 |
I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl | 3:54 |
Still Got the Fire | 3:58 |
Tonight We Ride [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Fiddlin' Man | 4:44 |
The Heart Never Lies [1983]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Count the Rainy Days | |
Radio Land |
Best of Michael Murphy [1982]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Carolina in the Pines | 4:10 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 5:26 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 5:38 |
What's Forever For | 2:51 |
Wildfire | 5:07 |
What She Wants | 3:45 |
Don't Count the Rainy Days | 3:24 |
Radio Land | 4:01 |
Michael Martin Murphey [1982]
Song | Duration |
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What's Forever for |
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Carolina in the Pines | 4:08 |
Geronimo's Cadillac | 5:25 |
Cherokee Fiddle | 5:36 |
What's Forever For? | 2:49 |
What's Forever For | 2:49 |
Wildfire | 5:06 |
What She Wants | 3:44 |
Don't Count the Rainy Days | 3:23 |
Radio Land | 4:00 |
Peaks, Valleys, Honky-Tonks & Alleys [1979]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac | 6:47 |
Flowing Free Forever [1976]
Song | Duration |
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Cherokee Fiddle | 3:34 |
Blue Sky - Night Thunder [1975]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 4:48 |
Carolina in the Pines | 3:57 |
Blue Sky - Night Thunder [Japan Bonus Track] [1975]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | |
Carolina in the Pines | |
Wildfire [*] |
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir [Bonus Tracks] [1973]
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire [*] |
Geronimo's Cadillac [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac | 4:38 |
Boy From the Country | 4:36 |
Geronimo's Cadillac [Expanded] [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Geronimo's Cadillac | 4:27 |
Boy from the Country | 4:36 |
Songs of Broadway [1959]
Song | Duration |
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Everything I Have Is Yours |
Swans Against the Sun
Song | Duration |
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Renegade |
The Greatest Love Songs of the ‘70s
Song | Duration |
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Wildfire | 3:17 |
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