River of Time (Michael Martin Murphey album)

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River of Time
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Studio album by
Released1988
Genre Country, cowboy music
Length40:15
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Steve Gibson
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Americana
(1987)
River of Time
(1988)
Land of Enchantment
(1989)
Singles from River of Time
  1. "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Talkin' to the Wrong Man"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)"
    Released: September 10, 1988
  4. "From the Word Go"
    Released: December 17, 1988
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River of Time is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. The album contains a newly recorded version of "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" and a duet with his son, Ryan Murphey, on "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1988 [2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada. [3] River of Time peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."From the Word Go"Michael Garvin, Chris Waters 3:13
2."Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (duet with Ryan Murphey) Michael Martin Murphey 3:24
3."River of Time"Susan Longacre, Dennis Robbins 4:51
4."Vanishing Breed"M. Murphey, David Hoffner4:23
5."Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" Marcus Hummon 4:04
6."The Running Blood"M. Murphey, Hoffner4:28
7."Children of the Wild World" Jamie O'Hara 4:48
8."I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" Jesse Winchester 3:51
9."What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"M. Murphey, Owen Castleman3:16
10."Still Got the Fire"M. Murphey, Steve Gibson3:57 [4] [5]

Personnel

Music

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums11

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  3. "RPM Country Singles, July 30, 1988". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
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