River of Time is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. The album contains a newly recorded version of "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" and a duet with his son, Ryan Murphey, on "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1988 and number 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada. River of Time peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Personnel
Music
Michael Martin Murphey – lead vocals
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Mark O'Connor – fiddle
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
Dennis Burnside – keyboards, string arrangements on "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
David Hoffner – synthesizer
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
James Stroud – drums
Eddie Bayers – drums
Monroe Jones – drum programming on "Pilgrims on the Way"
Ryan Murphey – duet vocals on "Talkin' to the Wrong Man"
Wayne Kirkpatrick – background vocals
Chris Harris – backing vocals
Gary Janney – backing vocals
Take 6 – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Dan Keen – backing vocals
The Nashville String Machine – strings on "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
Production
Ken Suesov – engineer
Bruce Albertine – engineer
Lee Groitasch – assistant engineer
Carry Summers – assistant engineer
Bob Wright – assistant engineer
Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Charles Collins – artwork, photography