The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Fugitive
recording of:
The Fugitive
writer:
Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson
Merle Haggard3:09
2Mama Tried
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 376)
recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:15
3Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
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
Merle Haggard22:47
4If We Make It Through December
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Merle Haggard2:46
5If We’re Not Back in Love by Monday
recording of:
If We’re Not Back in Love by Monday
lyricist:
Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
composer:
James Fron Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
Merle Haggard3:20
6Ramblin’ Fever
recording of:
Ramblin’ Fever
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard4:00
7From Graceland to the Promised Land
Merle Haggard2:46
8I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall
recording of:
I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Howard
Merle Haggard2:57
9It’s Been a Great Afternoon
recording of:
It’s Been a Great Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:53
10Red Bandana
recording of:
Red Bandana
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:33
11My Own Kind of Hat
recording of:
My Own Kind of Hat
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Red Lane
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:59
12The Way I Am
recording of:
The Way I Am
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:00
13Misery and Gin
recording of:
Misery and Gin
writer:
John Durrill (Singer/songwriter) and Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
Merle Haggard2:52
14I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
recording of:
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:42
15Leonard
recording of:
Leonard
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:43
16Yesterday’s Wine
performer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
cover recording of:
Yesterday’s Wine
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard feat. George Jones3:18
17Pancho & Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes van Zandt
Merle Haggard feat. Willie Nelson44:54
18That’s the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
Merle Haggard3:07
19Rainbow Stew
recording of:
Rainbow Stew
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:40
20Sing Me Back Home
recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard22:51