A Face in the Crowd (Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn song)

"A Face in the Crowd"
"A Face in the Crowd"
Single by Michael Martin Murphey with Holly Dunn
from the album Americana
B-side	"You're History"
Released	January 1987
Genre	Country
Length	4:09
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Karen Staley, Gary Harrison
Producer(s)	Steve Gibson
Michael Martin Murphey singles chronology
Holly Dunn singles chronology

"A Face in the Crowd" is a song written by Karen Staley and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artists Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn. It was released in January 1987 as the first single from the album Americana. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart^[1] and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart performance[]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.
^ "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Michael_Martin_Murphey-2] "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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1970s albums	Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) Michael Murphey (1974) Blue Sky – Night Thunder (1975) Swans Against the Sun (1976) Flowing Free Forever (1976) Lone Wolf (1978) Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys (1979)
1980s albums	Hard Country (1981) Michael Martin Murphey (1982) The Heart Never Lies (1983) Tonight We Ride (1986) Americana (1987) River of Time (1988) Land of Enchantment (1989)
1990s albums	Cowboy Songs (1990) Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (1991) Cowboy Songs III (1993) Sagebrush Symphony (1995) The Horse Legends (1997) Cowboy Songs Four (1998) Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II (1999)
2000s albums	Playing Favorites (2001) Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II (2002) Cowboy Christmas III (2002) Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004) Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 (2006) Buckaroo Blue Grass (2009)
2010s albums	Lone Cowboy (2010) Buckaroo Blue Grass II (2010) Tall Grass & Cool Water (2011) Campfire on the Road (2012) Red River Drifter (2013) High Stakes (2016)
Notable singles	"Geronimo's Cadillac" "Wildfire" "Mansion on the Hill" "Cherokee Fiddle" "What's Forever For" "Still Taking Chances" "Love Affairs" "Don't Count the Rainy Days" "Will It Be Love by Morning" "Disenchanted" "Radio Land" "What She Wants" "Carolina in the Pines" "Rollin' Nowhere" "Fiddlin' Man" "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn) "A Long Line of Love" "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey) "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" "From the Word Go" "Never Givin' Up on Love" "Route 66" "Big Iron"
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Discography
Studio albums	Holly Dunn Cornerstone Across the Rio Grande The Blue Rose of Texas Heart Full of Love Getting It Dunn
Compilation albums	Milestones: Greatest Hits
Top 40 singles	"Daddy's Hands" "Love Someone Like Me" "Only When I Love" "Strangers Again" "That's What Your Love Does to Me" "(It's Always Gonna Be) Someday" "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" "There Goes My Heart Again" "You Really Had Me Going" "Heart Full of Love" "Maybe I Mean Yes"
Guest singles	"A Face in the Crowd" (with Michael Martin Murphey) "Maybe" (with Kenny Rogers)
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