Merle Haggard - Strangers

Artist:

Haggard, Merle

UPC:

094634480222

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Description:

Audio Remasterer: Randy LeRoy.
This 2006 twofer compiles Merle Haggard`s very first solo ventures, discounting JUST BETWEEN THE TWO OF US (co-billed to Bonnie Owens). While 1965`s STRANGERS finds the young Bakersfield country singer still getting his musical bearings, it features a number of excellent singles, including the woeful "You Don`t Have Far to Go" and a rollicking cover of Ernest Tubb`s "Walking the Floor Over You." SWINGING DOORS AND THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN marks the emergence of a more confident Hag, with the title calling attention to two of the record`s finest tunes--the honky-tonk ode "Swinging Doors" and the classic "The Bottle Let Me Down," a woozy lament about an unsuccessful attempt to drink away a broken heart. This release also includes alternate takes and previously unreleased tracks, making it an excellent value and an essential collection for Haggard fans.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
2. Falling for You
3. Please Mr. D.J.
4. You Don`t Have Far to Go
5. Sing a Sad Song
6. Sam Hill
7. I`m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can
8. You Don`t Even Try
9. If I Had Left It Up to You
10. I`d Trade All of My Tomorrows (For Just One Yesterday)
11. Worst Is Yet to Come, The
12. Walking the Floor Over You
13. I`m a Lonesome Fugitive - (alternate take)
14. Jimmie the Kid - (previously unreleased)
15. Swinging Doors
16. If I Could Be Him
17. Longer You Wait, The
18. I`ll Look Over You
19. I Can`t Stand Me
20. Girl Turned Ripe, The
21. Bottle Let Me Down, The
22. No More You and Me
23. Someone Else You`ve Known
24. High on a Hilltop
25. This Town`s Not Big Enough
26. Shade Tree (Fix-It Man)
27. Skid Row - (alternate take)
28. When No Flowers Grow - (previously unreleased)
29. I Thew Away the Rose - (alternate take)

Album Information

Release Date:

02/21/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Bakersfield

Label:

Liberty (USA)

Producer:

Chris Clough (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

3448022

Original Release Year:

2006

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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