Carolina in the Pines

"Carolina in the Pines"
Single by Michael Murphey
from the album Blue Sky – Night Thunder
B-side	"Without My Lady There"
Released	August 4, 1975 (original release) May 6, 1985 (re-release)
Genre	Country
Length	4:08
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Murphey
Producer(s)	Bob Johnston
Michael Murphey singles chronology
"Wildfire" (1975) "Carolina in the Pines" (1975) "Renegade" (1976)

"Carolina in the Pines" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1975 as the second and final single from the album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. It peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 25 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart in late 1975.^[1] The song was re-recorded with John McEuen on banjo and released in May 1985 from his compilation album The Best of Michael Martin Murphey. The re-release peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in mid-1985. Bluegrass band The Special Consensus recorded the song on their 2002 album, Route 10.