Merle Haggard - I`m A Lonesome Fugitive

Artist:

Haggard, Merle

UPC:

094634479424

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Description:

2 LPs on 1 CD: I`M A LONESOME FUGITIVE (1967)/BRANDED MAN (1967).
Audio Remasterer: Randy LeRoy.
There is country and then there is country, and Merle Haggard is the good kind. In fact, Haggard`s discography is so packed with fine albums, each of which are filled with such wonderful songs and performances, that few other artists can match his track record. Fortunately for the universe, Capitol reissued a bundle of Hag`s early albums on too-good-to-be-true twofer packages in early 2006.
BRANDED MAN and I`M A LONESOME FUGITIVE, both from 1967, are classic Hag. Both represent his no-frills, honky tonk-tinged Bakersfield sound, while being rounded out with hints of blues, western swing, and straightforward balladry. What really impresses here, in addition to Haggard`s beautifully lilting voice, is the quality of the tunes, which never flags, from the two title tracks (both definitive outlaw country standards) to broken-hearted laments such as "I Threw Away the Rose" and "House of Memories." This is a sure bet for anyone remotely interested in country music, and a perfect place to start with this genre legend.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I`m a Lonesome Fugitive
2. All of Me Belongs to You
3. House of Memories
4. Life in Prison
5. Whatever Happened to Me
6. Drink Up and Be Somebody
7. Someone Told My Story
8. If You Want to Be My Woman
9. Mary`s Mine
10. Skid Row
11. My Rough and Rowdy Ways
12. Mixed Up Mess of a Heart
13. Life in Prison - (alternate take)
14. Someone Told My Story - (alternate take)
15. Branded Man
16. Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive
17. Don`t Get Married
18. Somewhere Between
19. You Don`t Have Far to Go
20. Gone Crazy
21. I Threw Away the Rose
22. My Hands Are Tied
23. Some of Us Never Learn
24. Long Black Limousine
25. Go Home
26. I Made the Prison Band
27. I Threw Away the Rose - (alternate take)
28. Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive - (alternate take)

Album Information

Release Date:

02/21/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Bakersfield

Label:

Liberty (USA)

Producer:

Chris Clough (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

3447942

Original Release Year:

2006

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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