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Swans Against The Sun
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)
© 1948 Milene Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
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)
© 1969 by Screen-Gems Columbia Music, Inc.
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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