Hard Country (album)

Hard Country
Soundtrack album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	1981
Genre	Country, soundtrack
Label	Epic
Producer	Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979) Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982)

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Hard Country is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first soundtrack album. The 1981 film Hard Country stars Jan-Michael Vincent and Kim Basinger.^[2][3]

1. "Cowboy Cadillac" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey– 4:04
2. "Hard Country" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 4:04
3. "Hard Partyin' Country Darlin'" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:02
4. "Texas (When I Die)" (Bobby Borchers, Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce) by Tanya Tucker – 4:48
5. "Cosmic Cowboy/Cowboy Breakdown" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:50
6. "Break My Mind" (John D. Loudermilk) by Michael Martin Murphey – 2:18
7. "Take It As It Comes" (Murphey) by Michael Martin Murphey – 3:04
8. "Somebody Must Have Loved You Right Last Night" (Bell) by Tanya Tucker – 3:28
9. "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" (Martine) by Tanya Tucker – 2:01
10. "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Tillman) by Jerry Lee Lewis – 2:18
11. "West Texas Waltz" (Hancock) by Joe Ely – 4:57^[3]

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
• Tanya Tucker – vocals
• Joe Ely – vocals
• Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals
• Linda Ronstadt – vocals

Production

• Chip Young – producer (10)
• Jerry Crutchfield – producer (8)
• Jerry Goldstein – producer (3)
• Michael Murphey – producer (1, 2, 4–6)
• Mike Chapman – producer (7)
• Deni King – engineering^[2][3]

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website