Blue Sky – Night Thunder

Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Murphey and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—the platinum-certified "Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in popular music. Members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provided backing on some of the tracks.

The album was Murphey's most successful and reached #18 on the Billboard album chart, eventually selling 800,000 US copies. It remains his most commercially successful album to date.

Track listing

 * 1) "Wildfire" (Murphey, Larry Cansler) – 4:47
 * 2) "Carolina in the Pines" (Murphey) – 3:54
 * 3) "Desert Rat" (Murphey) – 3:53
 * 4) "Wild Bird" (Murphey) – 2:24
 * 5) "Blue Sky Riding Song" (Murphey) – 3:32
 * 6) "Medicine Man" (Murphey, Murphey) – 3:49
 * 7) "Secret Mountain Hideout" (Murphey, Jac Murphey) – 3:56
 * 8) "Without My Lady There" (Murphey) – 2:33
 * 9) "Night Thunder" (Murphey) – 2:46
 * 10) "Rings of Life" (Murphey, Gary P. Nunn) – 3:18

Personnel
Music
 * Michael Murphey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
 * John McEuen – banjo
 * Jerry Mills – mandolin
 * Sam Broussard – guitar
 * Richard Dean – guitar, background vocals
 * Jac Murphy – keyboards
 * Tom Scott – saxophone
 * Michael McKinney – bass, background vocals
 * Harry Wilkinson – drums
 * Tracy Nelson – background vocals
 * Jeff Hanna – background vocals
 * Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals

Production
 * Bob Johnston – producer
 * Jeff Guercio – engineer