The Horse Legends

The Horse Legends
Studio album by
Michael Martin Murphey
ReleasedJuly 8, 1997
RecordedLoft, Doghouse,
Audio Media Recorders,
Omni Recording Studios,
Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry, cowboy music
Length43:17
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Producers
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Sagebrush Symphony
(1995)		 The Horse Legends
(1997)		 Cowboy Songs Four
(1998)
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The Horse Legends is the twentieth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. This is Murphey's tribute to the horse and contains a duet with Johnny Cash on "Tennessee Stud", cover versions of Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" and Gordon Lightfoot's "The Pony Man", and re-recordings of Murphey's "Wildfire" and "The Running Blood". The Horse Legends was the last album Murphey recorded for Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tennessee Stud" (with Johnny Cash)Driftwood4:11
2."Running Shadow"Murphey4:36
3."Ponies"Bullock3:54
4."Wildfire"Murphey, Cansler5:09
5."The Running Blood"Murphey, Hoffner4:15
6."See How All the Horses Come Dancing"Murphey5:10
7."Palomino Days"Murphey3:47
8."Run for the Roses"Fogelberg4:24
9."The Pony Man"Lightfoot3:46
10."Quarter Horse Rider (America's Horse)"Murphey4:05

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ McDonald, Steven. "Horse Legends". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.