Tonight We Ride Explained

Tonight We Ride is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Holly Dunn, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and JD Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^{[1] [2]}

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
• Fred Carter Jr. – guitar
• Paul Worley – guitar
• Steve Gibson – guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Josh Leo – guitar, mandolin
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Mitch Humphries – piano, synthesizer
• Barry Beckett – piano
• Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
• John Jarvis – piano, synthesizer
• David Hoffner – synthesizer, piano
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Michael Bowden – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Pam Tillis – vocals
• JD Souther – background vocals
• Gary Pigg – background vocals
• Robb Strandlund – background vocals
• Thomas Flora – background vocals
• Sonny Throckmorton – background vocals
• Michael Lund – background vocals

Production

• Nick DeCaro – arranger
• Bergen White – arranger
• Scott Hendricks – engineer
• Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
• Eric Prestidge – engineer, mastering, mixing
• Lee Groizsch – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Kurt Markus – photography
• W.C. Matthews – design^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jurek . Thom . Tonight We Ride . Allmusic . May 24, 2012.
2. Web site: Tonight We Ride . Discogs . May 24, 2012.