MICHAEL MURPHEY
SWANS AGAINST THE SUN
Original 1975 album liner notes
SIDE 1
SWANS AGAINST THE SUN 3:52
(Michael Murphey)
John Denver: Vocal
Michael McKinney: Bass
Jerry Mills: Mandolin
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
Steve Weisberg: Acoustic guitar
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
RENEGADE 6:11
(Michael Murphey)
Charlie Daniels: Electric guitar, vocal
John Denver: Vocal
Jeff Hanna: Vocal
John McEuen: Electric slide guitar
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Piano, synthesizer
Tracy Nelson: Vocal
Willie Nelson: Vocal
Harry Wilkinson: Drums, percussion
RHYTHM OF THE ROAD 2:10
(Michael Murphey/Charles J. Quarto)
Charlie Daniels: Vocal
Jeff Hanna: Vocal
John McEuen: Banjo, fiddle, dobro
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Grand piano
Tracy Nelson: Vocal
Willie Nelson: Vocal
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
PINK LADY 4:56
(Michael Murphey)
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Electric and acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Electric piano, grand piano
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
A MANSION ON THE HILL 2:57
(Hank Williams/Fred Rose)
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Copyright renewed 1975 by Milene Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
John Denver: Guitar, vocal
Michael Murphey: Guitar, vocal
Ray Neapolitan: Bass
Earl Palmer: Drums
Mickey Raphael: Harmonica
SIDE 2
DANCING IN THE MEADOW 3:28
(Michael Murphey)
John McEuen: Finger-style banjo, fiddle, lap slide steel
Michael McKinney: Bass
Jerry Mills: Mandolin
Michael Murphey: Clawhammer banjo, acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Grand piano, synthesizer
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
TEMPLE OF THE SUN 3:52
(Michael Murphey/Jac Murphey)
James Guercio: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Piano, synthesizer
Steve Weisberg: Acoustic guitar
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
BUFFALO GUN 3:19
(Richard Dean)
Richard Dean: Electric guitar
Michael McKinney: Bass
Jerry Mills: Mandolin
Michael Murphey: Vocal, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Jac Murphey: Grand piano, synthesizer
Steve Weisberg: Lap steel
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
THE WILD WEST SHOW 3:12
(Michael Murphey)
Charlie Daniels: Electric guitar, vocal
Jeff Hanna: Vocal
John McEuen: Fiddle, banjo
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Piano
Tracy Nelson: Vocal
Willie Nelson: Vocal
Steve Weisberg: Electric guitar
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
NATURAL BRIDGES 3:10
(Michael Murphey/Jac Murphey)
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Jac Murphey: Grand piano
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
SEASONS CHANGE 4:15
(Michael Murphey)
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Under U.C.C. © 1975 by Screen-Gems Columbia Music, Inc. (BMI)
Michael McKinney: Bass
Michael Murphey: Acoustic guitar, vocal, autoharp
Jac Murphey: Piano
Steve Weisberg: Acoustic guitar
Harry Wilkinson: Drums
All other selections © 1975 Mystery Music, Inc. (BMI)
All rights administered by Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI)
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PRODUCED BY BOB JOHNSTON FOR SINCERE PRODUCTIONS
Engineering by Jeff Guercio
Production Assistance – Michael Murphey
Recorded at Caribou Ranch
CHARLIE DANIELS: Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
Appears Courtesy of Kama Sutra Records
RICHARD DEAN: Guitar
JOHN DENVER: Guitar, Vocals
Appears Courtesy of RCA Records
JAMES GUERCIO: Bass
JEFF HANNA: Vocals
Appears Courtesy of United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc.
JOHN McEUEN: Banjo, Fiddle, Lapslide and Dobro
MICHAEL McKINNEY: Bass
JERRY MILLS: Mandolin
MICHAEL MURPHEY: Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, Autoharp, Vocals
JAC MURPHEY: Piano, Synthesizer, Harpsichord
TRACY NELSON: Vocals
Appears Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
WILLIE NELSON: Vocals
Appears Courtesy of Columbia Records
EARL PALMER: Drums
MICKEY RAPHAEL: Harmonica
STEVE WEISBERG: Guitar
HARRY WILKINSON: Drums and Percussion
Special thanks to John McEuen for his arranging advice on “Dancing In The Meadow.”
Arrangements by Uncle Larry Cansler, Michael Murphey, and Jac Murphey.
Special thanks to Caroline, Annie Denver, Kaleta Weisberg, Ron Alexenburg, Dan Weiner, Aristotle Sophocles, Dick Waite, Larry Douglas, Sal Bonafede, Eric Kronfeld (again!), Steve Slutzah, Mark and Jill, Rick, John, Everyone at Management III and Caribou.
Photographs by Gary Bishop
Design: McGowan/Hagiwara
Art Direction: Ron Coro
Cover painting “Swans Against The Sun” by Don Hummell,
Courtesy of Favell Art Museum in Klamath, Oregon
This album is dedicated to Lois and Pink Murphey, Norman Weiss and Jerry Weintraub for putting up with a problem child.
STEREO
© 1975 CBS INC./ (P) 1975 CBS INC./ MANUFACTURED BY EPIC RECORDS/ CBS INC./ 52 W. 52 STREET, NEW YORK CITY/ ® “EPIC,” MARCA REG.
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