Blue Sky – Night Thunder Explained

Blue Sky – Night Thunder
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Michael Murphey
Cover:	Blue_Sky_Night_Thunder.jpg
Released:	1975
Genre:	Country, cowboy music
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Bob Johnston
Prev Title:	Michael Murphey
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Swans Against the Sun
Next Year:	1976

Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Murphey and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—the platinum-certified "Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in popular music. Members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provided backing on some of the tracks.

The album was Murphey's most successful and reached #18 on the Billboard album chart, eventually selling 800,000 US copies.^[1] It remains his most commercially successful album to date.

Track listing

"Wildfire" (Murphey, Larry Cansler) – 4:47
"Carolina in the Pines" (Murphey) – 3:54
"Desert Rat" (Murphey) – 3:53
"Wild Bird" (Murphey) – 2:24
"Blue Sky Riding Song" (Murphey) – 3:32
"Medicine Man" (Murphey, Murphey) – 3:49
"Secret Mountain Hideout" (Murphey, Jac Murphey) – 3:56
"Without My Lady There" (Murphey) – 2:33
"Night Thunder" (Murphey) – 2:46
"Rings of Life" (Murphey, Gary P. Nunn) – 3:18^[1] ^[2]

Personnel

Music

Michael Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
John McEuen – banjo
Jerry Mills – mandolin
Sam Broussard – guitar
Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
Jac Murphy – keyboards
Tom Scott – saxophone
Michael McKinney – bass, background vocals
Harry Wilkinson – drums
Tracy Nelson – background vocals
Jeff Hanna – background vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals

Production

Bob Johnston – producer
Jeff Guercio – engineer^[1] ^[2]

External links

Michael Murphey's Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Dillon . Charlotte . Blue Sky – Night Thunder . Allmusic . May 24, 2012.
Web site: Blue Sky – Night Thunder . 1975 . Discogs . May 24, 2012.