Cowboy Songs Four is the twenty-first album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his fourth album of cowboy songs, and his first album produced by his son, Ryan Murphey. The album features a guest performance by Lyle Lovett on "Farther Down the Line".
Track listing "Song from Lonesome Dove" (Murphey) – 4:58 Trail Song Medley: "Colorado Trail" / "Twilight on the Trail" / "Navaj Trail" / "Riding Down the Canyon" / "Blue Shadows on the Trail" – 5:47 "Born to Be a Cowboy" (Hampton) – 5:36 "Farther Down the Line" (Lovett, Goldsen) – 3:36 "Born to Buck Bad Luck" (Murphey) – 3:46 "Easy on the Pain" (Murphey, Westergen) – 3:51 "Utah Carroll" (Traditional) – 3:29 "Freewheeler" (Winchester) – 3:13 "Rangeland Rebel" (Murphey) – 4:46 "Run Toward the Light" (Murphey, Murphey) –4:10 "The Bunkhouse Orchestra" (Murphey) – 2:05 "Little Joe, the Wrangler" (Thorp, Traditional) – 4:07 "Summer Ranges" (Murphey) – 3:37 "Old Horse" (Murphey) – 5:11 "Night Hawk" (Murphey) – 8:04
Credits Music Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, background vocals, arranger Ryan Murphey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chart, background vocals, arranger, producer Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle Hank Singer – fiddle David Coe – fiddle Dennis Burnside – piano Joey Miskulin – accordion David Hungate – electric bass Craig Nelson – acoustic bass Bob Mater – drums Todd D. Smith – shouts Lyle Lovett – vocals
Production Gary Paczosa – engineer Craig A. Wolf – engineer Steve Tveit – studio manager Vernell Hackett – photography
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External links Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website