The Heart Never Lies is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. The album peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

The Heart Never Lies
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 1983
GenreCountry
LabelLiberty Records
ProducerJim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
Michael Martin Murphey
(1982)
The Heart Never Lies
(1983)
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
(1984)
Singles from The Heart Never Lies
  1. "Don't Count the Rainy Days"
    Released: August 19, 1983
  2. "Will It Be Love by Morning"
    Released: January 6, 1984
  3. "Disenchanted"
    Released: April 30, 1984
  4. "Radio Land"
    Released: August 25, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

Tracklist are adapted from Discogs.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Will It Be Love by Morning"
2:23
2."Don't Count the Rainy Days"
3:30
3."Disenchanted"4:33
4."Goodbye Money Mountain"
  • Murphey
3:39
5."Radio Land"
  • Rains
  • Norman
  • Murphey
5:28
6."Maybe This Time"3:15
7."Showdown"
  • Murphey
  • C. Johnson
3:25
8."Sacred Heart"
  • Murphey
5:11
9."Crazy Blue"
  • Rains
  • Norman
  • Murphey
3:17
10."The Heart Never Lies"
  • Murphey
3:28
Total length:38:09

Credits edit

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Rafe Van Hoy – guitar
  • John Leslie Hug – guitar
  • Paul Worley – guitar, background vocals
  • Randy Mitchell – guitar
  • Josh Leo – guitar
  • Carmen Acciaioli – steel guitar
  • Mitch Humphries – piano
  • Dennis Burnside – piano, background vocals
  • Brian Whitcomb – keyboards
  • Bryan Cummings – saxophone
  • Byron Berline – violin
  • Nick DeCaro – strings
  • Jim Ed Norman – strings
  • Alan Broadbent – strings
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Michael Bowden – bass
  • Michael Huey – drums
  • Matt Betton – drums
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Don Gant – background vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – background vocals
  • Linda Dillard – background vocals
  • Joey Scarbury – background vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals

Chart performance edit

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27
U.S. Billboard 200 187

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "The Heart Never Lies". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Michael Martin Murphey – The Heart Never Lies (1983, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

External links edit