Talkin' to the Wrong Man
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"Talkin' to the Wrong Man" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey
with his son Ryan Murphey
. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time
. The song reached #4 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart in July 1988 and #1 on the RPM
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
with his son Ryan Murphey
Ryan Murphey
Ryan Murphey is a Grammy-nominated music producer, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist. Since 1988, Ryan has toured with his father, Michael Martin Murphey, as lead guitarist and vocalist in the Rio Grande Band. Ryan is Michael's oldest son, and has worked with his father extensively throughout...
. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time
River of Time (Michael Martin Murphey album)
- Track listing :# "From the Word Go"# "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" # "River of Time"# "Vanishing Breed"# "Pilgrims on the Way "# "The Running Blood"# "Children of the Wild World"# " Miss You Girl"...
. The song reached #4 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in July 1988 and #1 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |