Talkin' to the Wrong Man

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| name = Talkin' to the Wrong Man

| cover = Murphey - Talkin to single cover.png

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| type = single

| artist = Michael Martin Murphey with Ryan Murphey

| album = River of Time

| B-side = What Am I Doin' Hangin' Around

| released = February 1988

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| genre = Country

| length = 3:24

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Michael Martin Murphey

| producer = Steve Gibson

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| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Michael Martin Murphey

| type = single

| prev_title = I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl

| prev_year = 1987

| title = Talkin' to the Wrong Man

| year = 1988

| next_title = Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)

| next_year = 1988

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"Talkin' to the Wrong Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey as a duet with his son Ryan Murphey. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1988[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=michael martin murphey|chart=Country Songs}} Michael Martin Murphey Chart History] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8574&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=kv23ro7i8r9u54t86r68s1ulm6 RPM Country Tracks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019014949/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8574&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=kv23ro7i8r9u54t86r68s1ulm6 |date=October 19, 2012 }}