Wildfire
Michael Martin Murphey
Actually I heard it last night while attending his concert in Tomball, TX. Was given a free ticket ($48 value).
He pointed out that the producers weren't crazy about putting it on an album. How it turned out: it reached No. 1 on the Radio and Records charts, No.3 on Billboard's Pop Chart, and No. 1 on all Adult Contemporary Charts (1975).
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