Merle Haggard - 20 Hits Special Collection Vol. 1

Artist:

Haggard, Merle

UPC:

715187776029

See Also:

Carter Family (The) George Jones & Merle Haggard - Kickin` Out The Footlights Again....

Description:

Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso.
Personnel: Merle Haggard (vocals, guitar).
Liner Note Author: Barry Alfonso.
Purists may quibble over the somewhat misleading packaging here, since it`s only when you read the liner notes that you discover that these are mid-`90s re-recordings of Haggard`s signature songs from the `60s and `70s. Nevertheless, this is well worth hearing. The backing--presumably by Haggard`s longtime ace road band, the Strangers--is sensationally fluent, the arrangements are as pared down as the originals, and Haggard`s singing has only deepened with age, as witness the newfound tone of rueful regret in "Mama Tried." A worthy supplement to the genuine article.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
2. Swinging Doors
3. Bottle Let Me Down, The
4. I`m a Lonesome Fugitive
5. I Threw Away the Rose
6. Branded Man
7. Sing Me Back Home
8. Legend of Bonnie and Clyde, The
9. Mama Tried
10. I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
11. Hungry Eyes
12. Workin` Man Blues
13. Okie from Muskogee
14. Fightin` Side of Me, The
15. Someday We`ll Look Back
16. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
17. Carolyn
18. It`s Not Love (But It`s Not Bad)
19. Emptiest Arms in the World, The
20. Everybody`s Had the Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

11/07/1995

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Bakersfield

Label:

Curb

Catalog Number:

77760

Original Release Year:

1995

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

56 : 10

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