Legendary Country Singers: Merle Haggard

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
recording of:
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Liz Anderson
2:30
2The Bottle Let Me Down
recording of:
The Bottle Let Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
42:47
3Swinging Doors
recording of:
Swinging Doors
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
22:53
4Sing Me Back Home
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 32)
recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:48
5Today I Started Loving You Again
recording of:
I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Lovin’ You Again)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:22
6Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
53:09
7Mama Tried
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Jerry Ward (Howard Ward Lowe, American bassist and songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Burris (on 1968-05-09)
electric guitar:
Roy Nichols (on 1968-05-09)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
resonator guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1968-05-09)
background vocals:
Bonnie Owens (US country singer) and Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
lead vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 376)
recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
4.52:13
8Hungry Eyes
recording of:
Hungry Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3.53:27
9Silver Wings
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:44
10California Blues
cover recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
32:48
11The Fightin' Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3.352:57
12It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
recording of:
It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
writer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
43:22
13I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me
recording of:
I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:52
14Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee (on 1969-07-17)
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3.652:45
15Workin' Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
4.52:35
16If We Make It Through December
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 14)
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
42:44
17Ramblin' Fever
recording of:
Ramblin’ Fever
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:11
18Big City
recorded at:
20th Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival, Grandstand Stage; Trumansburg, NY [7.22.10] (2010-07-22)
recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
live recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
33:02
19I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
recording of:
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3.54:33
20That's the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter), Sanger D. Shafer and Sanger D. Shafer (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer; American country songwriter and musician)
43:04
21Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
recording of:
Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2.654:14
22Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room
recording of:
Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Freddy Powers (American country music singer-songwriter) and Sheril D. Rodgers
32:52
23Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
recorded at:
20th Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival, Grandstand Stage; Trumansburg, NY [7.22.10] (2010-07-22)
recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
karaoke recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
live recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
33:24
24Chill Factor
recording of:
Chill Factor
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:22
25Skid Row
recording of:
Skid Row
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
1:42

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part of:Legendary Country Singers (Time-Life Music) (number: 10) (order: 8)