The Best of Michael Martin Murphey

Greatest hits album by

Michael Martin Murphey

Released

1984

Genre

Country

Length

49:20

Michael Martin Murphey chronology

The Heart Never Lies
(1983)

The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
(1984)

Tonight We Ride
(1986)

The Best of Michael Martin Murphey is the first compilation album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in 1985 via EMI America Records. The album includes the singles "What She Wants" and "Carolina in the Pines", a re-recording of the 1975 hit which made the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.^[1]

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Carolina in the Pines"	Michael Martin Murphey	4:08
2.	"Geronimo's Cadillac"	Murphey, Charles John Quarto	5:25
3.	"Cherokee Fiddle"	Murphey	5:36
4.	"Still Taking Chances"	Murphey	4:40
5.	"What's Forever For"	Rafe Van Hoy	2:49
6.	"Wildfire"	Murphey, Larry Cansler	5:06
7.	"What She Wants"	Kerry Chater, Renee Armand	3:44
8.	"Love Affairs"	Murphey, Mike d'Abo	3:32
9.	"Disenchanted"	Murphey, Jim Ed Norman, Chick Rains	4:33
10.	"Don't Count the Rainy Days"	Wayland Holyfield, Jerry Careaga	3:23
11.	"Will It Be Love by Morning"	Lewis Anderson, Fred Koller	2:24
12.	"Radio Land"	Murphey, Norman, Rains	4:00

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	20

References

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1970s albums	Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) Michael Murphey (1974) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976) Flowing Free Forever (1976) Lone Wolf (1978) Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
1980s albums	Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983) The Best of Michael Martin Murphey (1984) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987) River of Time (1988) Land of Enchantment (1989)
1990s albums	Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991) Cowboy Songs III (1993) Sagebrush Symphony (1995) The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II (1999)
2000s albums	Playing Favorites (2001) Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II (2002) Cowboy Christmas III (2002) Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004) Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 (2006) Buckaroo Blue Grass (2009)
2010s albums	Lone Cowboy (2010) Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012) Red River Drifter (2013) High Stakes (2016)
Notable singles	"Geronimo's Cadillac" "Wildfire" "Mansion on the Hill" "Cherokee Fiddle" "What's Forever For" "Still Taking Chances" "Love Affairs" "Don't Count the Rainy Days" "Will It Be Love by Morning" "Disenchanted" "Radio Land" "What She Wants" "Carolina in the Pines" "Rollin' Nowhere" "Fiddlin' Man" "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn) "A Long Line of Love" "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey) "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" "From the Word Go" "Never Givin' Up on Love" "Route 66" "Big Iron"
Related articles	Discography Ryan Murphey Rio Grande Band Pat Flynn

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