Michael Martin Murphey discography

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Michael Martin Murphey discography
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Murphey in Plymouth, New Hampshire, 2012
Studio albums34
Compilation albums6
Music videos13
Singles46

The Michael Martin Murphey discography consists of 33 albums and 46 singles. Having first charted with "Geronimo's Cadillac" in 1972, he did not chart again until "Wildfire" three years later. Initially a pop singer, Murphey shifted to country music in 1982 with "What's Forever For", a number 1 country hit. On his earlier works he was billed as simply "Michael Murphey", adding his middle name with the 1982 album Michael Martin Murphey .

Contents

Studio albums

1970s

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US Country US AUS [1] CAN
Geronimo's Cadillac 1603882
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: A&M Records
196
Michael Murphey
Blue Sky – Night Thunder
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Epic Records
18976
Swans Against the Sun
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
474492
Flowing Free Forever
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
130
Lone Wolf
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: Epic Records
99
Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
  • Release date: 1979
  • Label: Epic Records
206
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US Country US
Hard Country
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Epic Records
Michael Martin Murphey 1469
The Heart Never Lies
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Liberty Records
27187
Tonight We Ride 46
Americana
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
32
River of Time
  • Release date: 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
11
Land of Enchantment
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

TitleDetailsPeak positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
Cowboy Songs
  • Release date: August 21, 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
25
Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II
  • Release date: September 10, 1991
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades
  • Release date: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Sagebrush Symphony
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
The Horse Legends
  • Release date: July 8, 1997
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cowboy Songs Four
Acoustic Christmas Carols
  • Release date: August 4, 1999
  • Label: Valley Entertainment
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

TitleDetailsPeak positions
US Grass
Playing Favorites
  • Release date: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Real West Production
Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II
  • Release date: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Real West Production
Cowboy Christmas III
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Release date: March 16, 2004
  • Label: Smith Music Group
Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5
  • Release date: October 31, 2006
  • Label: West Fest
Buckaroo Blue Grass 6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US Country US Grass
Lone Cowboy
  • Release date: January 12, 2010
  • Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co.
Buckaroo Blue Grass II
  • Release date: February 9, 2010
  • Label: Rural Rhythm Records
735
Tall Grass & Cool Water
  • Release date: June 28, 2011
  • Label: Rural Rhythm Records
4
Campfire on the Road
  • Release date: February 21, 2012
  • Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co.
Red River Drifter
  • Release date: July 9, 2013
  • Label: Red River Entertainment
482
High Stakes
  • Release date: April 22, 2016
  • Label: Murphey Kinship Recordings
Austinology - Alley of Austin
  • Release date: October 19, 2018
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US Country US Grass
Road Beyond the View - featuring Ryan Murphey
  • Release date: June 10, 2022
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak positions
US Country
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Liberty Records
20
The Best of Country
What's Forever For
Wildfire 1972–1984
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Raven Records
Ultimate Collection
Cowboy Christmas Gift Set
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: Wildfire Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1970s

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country US AC US CAN Country CAN AC CAN AUS
1972"Geronimo's Cadillac"373096Geronimo's Cadillac
1973"Calico Silver"
"Cosmic Cowboy"Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
1974"Holy Roller"Michael Murphey
"Fort Worth I Love You"
1975"Wildfire"131122Blue Sky – Night Thunder
"Carolina in the Pines"421425
1976"Renegade"3948Swans Against the Sun
"Mansion on the Hill"3620
"Rhythm of the Road"
1977"Cherokee Fiddle"58Flowing Free Forever
"Changing Woman"
1978"Nothing Is Your Own"Lone Wolf
"Paradise Tonight"
1979"Chain Gang"93Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys
"Backslider's Wine"92
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country US AC US CAN Country CAN AC AUS
1981"Take It as It Comes" (with Katy Moffatt)83 Hard Country (soundtrack)
1982"The Two-Step Is Easy"44Michael Martin Murphey
"What's Forever For"14191736
"Still Taking Chances"32876179
1983"Love Affairs"1118
"Don't Count the Rainy Days"9161062292The Heart Never Lies
1984"Will It Be Love by Morning"75
"Disenchanted"12121122
"Radio Land"1930
"What She Wants"8396The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
1985"Carolina in the Pines" (re-recording)911
1986"Tonight We Ride"2628Tonight We Ride
"Rollin' Nowhere"1514
"Fiddlin' Man"40
1987"A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn)47Americana
"A Long Line of Love"11
"I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"34River of Time
1988"Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey)41
"Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)"29*
"From the Word Go"3*
1989"Never Givin' Up on Love"921Land of Enchantment
"Family Tree"4881
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1990"Route 66"6744Land of Enchantment
"Cowboy Logic"5271Cowboy Songs
1991"Let the Cowboy Dance"7471
"What Am I Doing Here" [4]
1993"Big Iron" (with Marty Robbins)62Cowboy Songs III
"The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder"
1998"Born to Buck Bad Luck"Cowboy Songs Four
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1983"Disenchanted"
1985"What She Wants"David Hogan [5]
1987"Long Line of Love"Michael Merriman [6]
"I'm Gonna Miss You Girl"
1989"Never Giving Up on Love"
1990"Route 66"
"Cowboy Logic"Michael Martin Murphey [7]
1991"Red River Valley"Michael Merriman
"Cowboy Christmas Ball" (with Suzy Bogguss)
1992"Dancing with a Memory"Michael Martin Murphey
1993"Big Iron"Michael Merriman
"The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder"
1998"Born to Buck Bad Luck"Adrienne Thiele

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