Tall Grass & Cool Water

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tall Grass & Cool Water

| type = Studio

| artist = Michael Martin Murphey

| cover = Tall-Grass-Cool-Water.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2011|6|28}}

| recorded = May 2008, June 2009
Omni Sound Studios,
Nashville, Tennessee{{#tag:ref|The James Gang Trilogy (tracks 8–10) was recorded and mixed at Bumpin' Heads Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011.|group=Note}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country, bluegrass,
cowboy music

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=52}}

| label = Rural Rhythm Records

| producer = Ryan Murphey

| prev_title = Buckaroo Blue Grass II

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Campfire on the Road

| next_year = 2012

}}

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.{{cite web|last=Jurek |first=Thom |title=Tall Grass & Cool Water |website=Allmusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tall-grass-cool-water-r2197695 |accessdate=May 23, 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

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! Chart (2011)

! Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums

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