Michael Martin Murphey closed out a successful decade of recording with the album "Land of Enchantment", which contained "Never Givin' Up on Love", "Got to Pay the Fiddler", "Route 66", and "Land of Enchantment", which became New Mexico's state ballad. Despite the impressive critical and commercial success he achieved throughout the 1980s, Michael Martin Murphey's creative heart and spirit began to focus on the Western music that first captured his imagination as a boy growing up in Texas. As early as 1985, Murphey performed with the New Mexico Symphony in a show called "A Night in the American West", which led to many
Once Upon a Dream (Enchantment album) Once Upon a Dream (Enchantment album) Once Upon a Dream is the second album by Detroit, Michigan-based R&B group Enchantment. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records. "Silly Love Song" was covered in 1989 by Michel'le on her debut album produced by Dr. Dre. Released in 1977, the album charted at number eight on the R&B albums chart in 1978. The crossover ballad, "It's You That I Need", reached number one on the R&B singles chart, while "If You're Ready (Here It Comes)" came in at number fourteen on the R&B chart.