Blue Sky – Night Thunder

Blue Sky – Night Thunder
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1975
Genre	Country, Cowboy Music
Label	Epic
Producer	Bob Johnston
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Michael Murphey (1973) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976)

Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the title of Michael Martin Murphey's fourth studio album and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—"Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in mainstream music. Members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, shortly thereafter The Dirt Band, provide backing on some tracks.

Track listing

1. "Wildfire"
2. "Carolina in the Pines"
3. "Desert Rat"
4. "Wild Bird"
5. "Blue Sky Riding Song"
6. "Medicine Man"
7. "Secret Mountain Hideout"
8. "Without My Lady There"
9. "Night Thunder"
10. "Rings of Life"

Credits

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
• John McEuen – banjo
• Jerry Mills – mandolin
• Sam Broussard – guitar
• Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
• Jac Murphy – keyboards
• Tom Scott – saxophone
• Michael McKinney – bass, background vocals
• Harry Wilkinson – drums
• Tracy Nelson – background vocals
• Jeff Hanna – background vocals
• Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals
• Bob Johnston – producer
• Jeff Guercio – engineer