Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Bottle Let Me Down
recording of:
The Bottle Let Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:48
2Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3:07
3Sing 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 Haggard22:50
4The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
recording of:
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:05
5Today I Started Loving You Again
recording of:
I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Lovin’ You Again)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Blue Book Music
Merle Haggard2:22
6Mama 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 Haggard2:13
7I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
recording of:
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:49
8I’m Bringing Home Good News
recording of:
I’m Bringing Home Good News
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:49
9Hungry Eyes
recording of:
Hungry Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3:27
10Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:35
11Silver Wings
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard22:44
12Okie 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 Haggard22:44
13The Fightin’ Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard32:54
14Someday We’ll Look Back
recording of:
Someday We’ll Look Back
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:33
15If 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 Haggard2:44
16Things Aren’t Funny Anymore
recording of:
Things Aren’t Funny Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:44
17Honky Tonk Night Time Man
recording of:
Honky Tonk Night Time Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:39
18Old Man From the Mountain
recording of:
Old Man From the Mountain
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:20
19Living With the Shades Pulled Down
recording of:
Living With the Shades Pulled Down
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:58
20I 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 Haggard4:32
21Big City
recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
Merle Haggard23:00
22Pancho and 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 Nelson44:48
23I’m Leaving Now
recording of:
I’m Leavin’ Now
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Merle Haggard feat. Johnny Cash3:08
24Runaway Mama
Merle Haggard4:08
25That’s the News
recording of:
That’s the News
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:34
26She Ain’t Hooked on Me No More
recording of:
She Ain't Hooked on Me No More
writer:
Scotty Emerick and Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Merle Haggard feat. Toby Keith3:36