Campfire on the Road

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Campfire on the Road
Campfire on the Road Cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
RecordedFebruary 28 and
March 1, 2011,
Western Jubilee
Warehouse Theater,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Genre Country, cowboy music
Length49:39
Label Western Jubilee
Recording Company
Producer Scott O'Malley
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Tall Grass & Cool Water
(2011)
Campfire on the Road
(2012)
Red River Drifter
(2013)

Campfire on the Road is the thirty-second album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his second solo performance album, and his fourth live album. The album was recorded live February 28 and March 1, 2011 at the Western Jubilee Warehouse Theater in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was released February 21, 2012. [1]

Michael Martin Murphey American singer-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.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Home rule municipality in Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the largest city by area in Colorado as well as the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in the east central portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located 60 miles (97 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol, Denver.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:22
  2. "Campfire on the Road" (Williamson) – 4:52
  3. "Boy from the Country" (Murphey, Castleman) – 4:19
  4. "Lost River" (Murphey) – 3:33
  5. "Crystal" (Murphey) – 5:13
  6. "Texas Morning" (Murphey, Castleman) – 4:00
  7. "West Texas Highway" (Murphey, Castleman) – 3:11
  8. "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" (Clark) – 6:04
  9. "Old Chisholm Trial" – 8:11
  10. "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Murphey) – 3:56
  11. "Red River Valley" / "Campfire Reprise" – 5:58 [1]

Credits

Music

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Campfire on the Road". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.