Wildfire (song)

Wildfire (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Wildfire


Cover size =
Border =
Caption =
Artist = Michael Murphey
Album = Blue Sky - Night Thunder
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1975
Format = 7" (45 rpm)
Recorded =
Genre = Country pop, Adult contemporary
Length = 4:47
Label = Epic Records
Writer = Michael Murphey, Larry Cansler
Producer = Bob Johnston
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc =

"Wildfire" is the title of a popular song from 1975 (see 1975 in music) that was written by Michael Martin Murphey and Larry Cansler. It was originally performed by Murphey (who had yet to add his middle name to his recorded work), and it appears on his 1975 album "Blue Sky - Night Thunder".

Released as the lead single from Murphey's album, "Wildfire" became the singer's highest charting pop hit in the United States. The song spent two weeks at #3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in June 1975. In addition, it reached the top of the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart, where it remained for one week. [Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)]

Murphey and Cansler co-wrote "Wildfire" in 1968, shortly after Murphey emerged as a solo artist. He had been part of a duo known as the "Lewis & Clarke Expedition" with fellow singer-songwriter Boomer Castleman earlier in the 1960s. When Murphey re-recorded "Wildfire" for a new album in 1997, he was quoted by "Billboard" magazine as saying that what many consider his signature song "broke my career wide open and, on some level, still keeps it fresh. Because that song appeals to kids, and always has, it's kept my career fresh." [Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)]

In 2007, talk show host David Letterman developed a sudden fascination with "Wildfire," discussing the song and its lyrics (particularly the line about "leaving sodbusting behind") with bandleader Paul Shaffer over the course of several weeks on the "Late Show". This ultimately led to Murphey being invited on the show to perform the song in person. Letterman would describe the song as "haunting and disturbingly mysterious, but always lovely," and surmised that the performance would leave the in-studio audience with "a palpable sense of... mysticism, melancholy... and uplifting well-being."

Covers

Tracy Byrd covered the song on his 2001 album "Ten Rounds".

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wildfire (disambiguation) — Wildfire may refer to the following:* Wildfire, an uncontrolled fire in wildland areas * Wild Fire, a type of rocket vehicle * Wildfire (comics), a DC Comics superhero and member of the Legion of Super Heroes * Wildfire (TV series) , a sixty… …   Wikipedia

  • Wildfire (TV series) — infobox television show name = Wildfire caption = creator = Michael Piller Christopher Teague format = Teen drama runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials) starring = Genevieve Cortese Nicole Tubiola Nana Visitor Greg Serano Micah Alberti… …   Wikipedia

  • Organizations in A Song of Ice and Fire — The fictional world of George R.R. Martin s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire includes a number of organizations, societies, and mercenary companies.The Alchemists GuildThe Alchemists Guild is an ancient society of learned men, sometimes called …   Wikipedia

  • Major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire — The following is a list of the notable characters in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels, belonging to one of the major aristocratic houses of fictional Westeros, and explains in detail what happens to these …   Wikipedia

  • Mean (song) — Mean …   Wikipedia

  • Coon song — Sheet music to Coon Coon Coon, which bills itself as The Most Successful Song Hit of 1901. with insert photo of minstrel show star Lew Dockstader in blackface Coon songs were a genre of music popular in the United States and around the English… …   Wikipedia

  • Characters in A Song of Ice and Fire — Contents 1 Amory Lorch 2 Areo Hotah 3 Arys Oakheart 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Wars in A Song of Ice and Fire — The fictional history of George R. R. Martin s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire includes a number of major wars.War of the First Men and the Children of the ForestThe original inhabitants of Westeros were the Children of the Forest, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Mr. Moon (song) — Mr Moon Single by Mando Diao Released 2002 (Sweden) Genre Garage Rock Label EMI Music Sweden, Majesty …   Wikipedia

  • Nervous (song) — Nervous Single by Gene Summers His Rebels A side Nervous B side Gotta Lotta That Released 1958 Format …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”