Tall Grass & Cool Water

Tall Grass & Cool Water is the thirty-first album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his third album of bluegrass music, and his sixth album of cowboy music.[1]

Tall Grass & Cool Water
Studio album by Michael Martin Murphey
Released	June 28, 2011 (2011-06-28)
Recorded	May 2008, June 2009 Omni Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee[Note 1]
Genre	Country, bluegrass, cowboy music
Length	51:52
Label	Rural Rhythm Records
Producer	Ryan Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012)

Track listing

1. "Texas Cowboy" (Murphey) – 2:56
2. "Cool Water" (Nolan) – 5:21
3. "Santa Fe Trail" (Murphey) – 4:01
4. "Way Out There" (Nolan) – 4:21
5. "The Railroad Corral" (Murphey) – 4:08
6. "Partner to the Wind" (Murphey) – 4:50
7. "Trusty Lariat" (Murphey) – 4:12
8. "Ballad of Cole Younger" (Murphey) – 4:56
9. "Ballad of Jesse James" (Murphey) – 4:34
10. "Frank James Farewell" (Burr, Ketchum) – 4:28
11. "Blue Prairie" (Nolan, Spencer, Taft) – 3:42
12. "Springtime in the Rockies" (Murphey) – 4:23

Credits

Music

• Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic guitar, executive producer
• Ryan Murphey – acoustic guitar, mandolin, producer
• Carin Mari – vocals
• Pat Flynn – lead acoustic guitar
• Andy Hall – dobro
• Charlie Cushman – banjo
• Troy Engle – banjo, fiddle
• Sam Bush – mandolin, fiddle
• Andy Leftwich – mandolin, fiddle
• Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
• Matt Pierson – acoustic bass

Production

• Keith Compton – engineer
• Charles Engel – album art
• Joe Ownbey – photography

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	4

References

Notes

1. The James Gang Trilogy (tracks 8–10) was recorded and mixed at Bumpin' Heads Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011.

Citations

1. Jurek, Thom. "Tall Grass & Cool Water". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

External links

• Michael Martin Murphey's Official Website