"A Face in the Crowd" | ||||
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Single by Michael Martin Murphey with Holly Dunn | ||||
from the album Americana | ||||
B-side | "You're History" | |||
Released | January 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:09 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Karen Staley, Gary Harrison | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Gibson | |||
Michael Martin Murphey singles chronology | ||||
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Holly Dunn singles chronology | ||||
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"A Face in the Crowd" is a song written by Karen Staley and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artists Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn. It was released in January 1987 as the first single from the album Americana . The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart [1] and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Karen Staley is an American country music singer-songwriter.
Gary Harrison is an American songwriter.
Michael Martin Murphey 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", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time". 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.
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 4 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
"Disenchanted" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in April 1984 as the third single from the album The Heart Never Lies. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Murphey, Jim Ed Norman and Chick Rains.
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"What's Forever For" is a song written by Rafe VanHoy and first recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley on their 1978 album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive.
"Talkin' to the Wrong Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey as a duet with his son Ryan Murphey. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1988 and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Cherokee Fiddle" is a song written by Michael Martin Murphey. Murphey's version of the song went to number 58 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977. Based on a talented Choctaw fiddle player named "Scooter" who would play solo as the narrow gauge train pulled into the station in Silverton, Colorado.
"Carolina in the Pines" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1975 as the second and final single from the album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. It peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 25 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart in late 1975. The song was re-recorded with John McEuen on banjo and released in May 1985 from his compilation album, The Best of Michael Martin Murphey. The re-release peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in mid-1985.
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"Don't Count the Rainy Days" is a song written by Victor Careaga and Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1983 as the lead single from the album The Heart Never Lies. The song peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles in early 1983 and at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.
"Will It Be Love by Morning" is a song written by Lewis Anderson and Fred Koller, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from the album The Heart Never Lies. The song peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and at number 5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"What She Wants" is a song written by Renee Armand and Kerry Chater and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from the compilation album, The Best of Michael Martin Murphey. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" is a song written by Jesse Winchester, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in October 1987 as the lead single from the album River of Time. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Never Givin' Up on Love" is a song written by Michael Smotherman, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in April 1989 as the lead single from the album Land of Enchantment. The song peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 21 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song also appears on the soundtrack of the 1989 Clint Eastwood film Pink Cadillac.
"From the Word Go" is a song written by Michael Garvin and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in December 1988 as the fourth and final single from the album River of Time. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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