20 Hits

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
recording of:
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Liz Anderson
2:29
2Swingin’ Doors
recording of:
Swinging Doors
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
22:48
3The Bottle Let Me Down
recording of:
The Bottle Let Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
22:41
4I’m a Lonely Fugitive
recording of:
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
writer:
Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:12
5I Threw Away the Rose
recording of:
I Threw Away the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:02
6Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
53:07
7Sing 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
42:49
8The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
recording of:
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:03
9Mama 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
4.52:08
10I Take Alot of Pride in Who I Am
recording of:
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:39
11Hungry Eyes
recording of:
Hungry Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:35
12Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
22:40
13Okie 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
3.652:40
14The 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
3.352:49
15Someday We’ll Look Back
recording of:
Someday We’ll Look Back
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:18
16Daddy Frank (the Guitar Man)
recording of:
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:40
17Carolyn
recording of:
Carolyn
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
32:33
18It’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)
3:31
19The Emptiest Arms in the World
recording of:
The Emptiest Arms in the World
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:46
20Everybody’s Had the Blues
recording of:
Everybody’s Had the Blues
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:40