Merle Haggard - 40 #1 Hits

Artist:

Haggard, Merle

UPC:

724359562728

See Also:

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

Description:

Compilation producers: Tom Becci, Bill Kennedy.
Includes liner notes by Nancy Henderson.
Liner Note Author: Nancy Henderson.
This extensive best-of illustrates both the breadth of Merle Haggard`s songwriting and his ability to unerringly hit a nerve with the American public. Blue-collar songs, drinking songs, outlaw songs, and prison songs are all well-represented here. Barroom songs like "I Think I`ll Just Stay Here and Drink," well-known redneck anthems like "The Fightin` Side of Me" and "Okie From Muskogee," and hard-edged yet deeply felt songs like "If We Make It Through December" and "It`s Not Love (But It`s Not Bad)" illustrate Haggard`s identification with his hardscrabble roots and his facility with a lyric. There`s also the bonus inclusion of duets with George Jones and Willie Nelson on "Yesterday`s Wine" and "Pancho and Lefty," respectively. 40 #1 HITS is an enlightening overview of the most successful work of one of country music`s great treasures.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Branded Man
2. Fugitive, The
3. Mama Tried
4. Sing Me Back Home
5. Legend of Bonnie and Clyde, The
6. Hungry Eyes
7. Okie from Muskogee
8. Workin` Man Blues
9. Fightin` Side of Me, The
10. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
11. Carolyn
12. Grandma Harp
13. It`s Not Love (But It`s Not Bad)
14. Everybody`s Had the Blues
15. I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me
16. If We Make It Through December
17. Old Man from the Mountain
18. Things Aren`t Funny Anymore
19. Always Wanting You
20. It`s All in the Movies

DISC 2:

1. Kentucky Gambler
2. Movin` On
3. Cherokee Maiden
4. Roots of My Raising, The
5. I Think I`ll Just Stay Here and Drink
6. I`m Always on a Mountain When I Fall
7. If We`re Not Back in Love by Monday
8. Bar Room Buddies
9. My Favorite Memory
10. Big City
11. Yesterday`s Wine
12. Going Where the Lonely Go
13. Pancho and Lefty
14. You Take Me for Granted
15. Let`s Chase Each Other Around the Room
16. Someday When Things Are Good
17. That`s the Way Love Goes
18. Place to Fall Apart, A
19. Natural High
20. Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star

Album Information

Release Date:

03/23/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Bakersfield

Label:

Capitol

Catalog Number:

95627

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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