Americana (Michael Martin Murphey album)

Americana is the thirteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his second for Warner Bros. Records. Murphey found a receptive home with the label and began a long association with the label's president and resident producer, Jim Ed Norman. Unlike his previous albums, Americana contains material written mainly by other writers—Murphey only wrote or co-wrote three of the songs. The album's notable tracks include the #1 hit "A Long Line of Love" and the #4 "Face in the Crowd", the latter a duet with singer Holly Dunn. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Credits
Music
 * Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
 * Lloyd Green – steel guitar
 * Reggie Young – electric guitar
 * Josh Goin – electric guitar
 * Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
 * Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
 * Josh Leo – electric guitar
 * Steve Gibson – banjo, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * John Jarvis – piano
 * Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer
 * David Hoffner – piano, synthesizer
 * Mike Lawler – synthesizer
 * Dave Innis – synthesizer
 * Barry Green – trombone
 * George Tidwell – trumpet
 * Buddy Skipper – clarinet
 * Jim Horn – saxophone
 * Michael Rhodes – bass
 * Mike Brignardello – bass
 * Eddie Bayers – drums
 * Tommy Wells – drums
 * Holly Dunn – vocals on “A Face in the Crowd”
 * Gary Musick – background vocals
 * Thomas Flora – background vocals
 * Jim Photoglo – background vocals
 * Ned Wimmer – background vocals
 * Michael Lunn – background vocals
 * Gary Janney – background vocals

Production
 * Jim Ed Norman – producer