Tonight We Ride

Tonight We Ride
Studio album by
Michael Martin Murphey
Released1986
GenreCountry
Length40:54
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
(1984) 		Tonight We Ride
(1986) 		Americana
(1987)
Singles from Tonight We Ride
  1. "Rollin' Nowhere"
    Released: May 12, 1986
  2. "Fiddlin' Man"
    Released: August 30, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Tonight We Ride is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Holly Dunn, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and JD Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1][2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight We Ride"Michael Martin Murphey, Jim Ed Norman3:42
2."Rollin' Nowhere"Murphey2:53
3."Innocent Hearts"Murphey4:18
4."Close to My Heart"Murphey3:40
5."Face to Face with the Night"Murphey4:05
6."Building Bridges"Murphey, Chick Rains3:10
7."Fiddlin' Man"Murphey4:44
8."I'll Break Out Again Tonight"A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer3:28
9."The One That Got Away"Murphey, David Hoffner, Sonny Throckmorton3:51
10."Santa Fe Cantina"Murphey, Rains3:52
11."Ghost Town (Message from the Ghost Ranch)"Murphey3:11

Credits

Music

  • Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Fred Carter Jr. – guitar
  • Paul Worley – guitar
  • Steve Gibson – guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric guitar
  • Josh Leo – guitar, mandolin
  • Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
  • Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
  • Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
  • Mitch Humphries – piano, synthesizer
  • Barry Beckett – piano
  • Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
  • John Jarvis – piano, synthesizer
  • David Hoffner – synthesizer, piano
  • Mark O'Connor – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Michael Bowden – bass
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Pam Tillis – vocals
  • JD Souther – background vocals
  • Gary Pigg – background vocals
  • Robb Strandlund – background vocals
  • Thomas Flora – background vocals
  • Sonny Throckmorton – background vocals
  • Michael Lund – background vocals

Production

  • Nick DeCaro – arranger
  • Bergen White – arranger
  • Scott Hendricks – engineer
  • Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
  • Eric Prestidge – engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Lee Groizsch – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Kurt Markus – photography
  • W.C. Matthews – design[1][2]

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 46

References

  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Tonight We Ride". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Tonight We Ride". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.