Down Every Road: 1962–1994

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Label Capitol Nashville
Orig Year 1996
Catalog# 35711

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-18 21:10 UTC.

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▼ CD 1: 1962–1967
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Skid Row recording of: Skid Row lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		1:47
2	Sing a Sad Song cover recording of: Sing a Sad Song lyricist and composer: Wynn Stewart (American country singer/songwriter)		2:34
3	You Don’t Even Try recording of: You Don’t Even Try writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Fuzzy Owen		2:18
4	Sam Hill recording of: Sam Hill lyricist and composer: Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)		2:33
5	(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers recording of: (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers lyricist and composer: Liz Anderson		2:30
6	Just Between the Two of Us recording of: Just Between the Two of Us lyricist and composer: Liz Anderson		2:45
7	If I Had Left It Up to You recording of: If I Had Left It Up to You lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:25
8	I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can recording of: I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:00
9	Swinging Doors recording of: Swinging Doors lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)	2	2:53
10	The Bottle Let Me Down recording of: The Bottle Let Me Down lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:49
11	High on a Hilltop cover recording of: High on a Hilltop lyricist and composer: Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)		2:59
12	I’ll Look Over You recording of: I’ll Look Over You lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:10
13	The Fugitive recording of: The Fugitive writer: Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson		2:59
14	House of Memories cover recording of: House of Memories lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:48
15	All of Me Belongs to You recording of: All of Me Belongs to You lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:41
16	Mary’s Mine recording of: Mary’s Mine lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:58
17	Someone Told My Story recording of: Someone Told My Story lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:34
18	Go Home		2:35
19	Whatever Happened to Me recording of: Whatever Happened to Me lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:58
20	Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive cover recording of: Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive lyricist and composer: Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)		2:36
21	I Threw Away the Rose recording of: I Threw Away the Rose lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:22
22	Branded Man recording of: Branded Man lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing		3:07
23	You Don’t Have Very Far to Go recording of: You Don’t Have Very Far to Go lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:20
24	Somewhere Between recording of: Somewhere Between lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:07
25	Sing 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	2	2:50
26	The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp cover recording of: The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp lyricist and composer: Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)		3:00
27	Seeing Eye Dog		2:00

▼ CD 2: 1968–1970
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The 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		2:06
2	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		2:23
3	Is This the Beginning of the End? recording of: Is This the Beginning of the End writer: Wally Lewis (California Rockabilly artist), Buddy Mize (Country music singer-songwriter, steel guitarist and actor) and Wynn Stewart (American country singer/songwriter)		3:04
4	I’ll Always Know recording of: I’ll Always Know lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:23
5	Mama 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		2:13
6	In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) recording of: In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) lyricist and composer: Dolly Parton		2:45
7	Teach Me to Forget cover recording of: Teach Me to Forget lyricist and composer: Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)		3:15
8	I’m Looking for My Mind recording of: Lookin’ for My Mind lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:11
9	The Day the Rains Came recording of: The Day the Rain Came lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:41
10	California Blues (Blue Yodel #4) cover recording of: Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) composer: Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) part of: Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers		2:50
11	I 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)		2:48
12	I’m Bringin’ Home Good News recording of: I’m Bringing Home Good News lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:48
13	I Can’t Hold Myself in Line recording of: I Can’t Hold Myself in Line lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing		2:55
14	It Meant Goodbye to Me When You Said Hello to Him cover recording of: Hello to Him (Goodbye to Me) writer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Abe Mulkey recording of: It Meant Goodbye to Me When You Said Hello to Him composer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Abe Mulkey cover recording of: It Meant Goodbye to Me When You Said Hello to Him composer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Abe Mulkey		2:32
15	Hungry Eyes recording of: Hungry Eyes lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing		3:29
16	Silver Wings recording of: Silver Wings lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:44
17	Waitin’ for a Train cover recording of: Waiting for a Train lyricist and composer: Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)		2:52
18	Jimmie Rodger’s Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me) cover recording of: Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me) lyricist and composer: Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) part of: Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers		3:08
19	California Cottonfields recording of: California Cotton Fields composer: Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)		2:48
20	White Line Fever recording of: White Line Fever lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Blue Baak Music		2:50
21	Workin’ Man Blues recording of: Workin’ Man Blues lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing		2:35
22	Okie 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	2	2:44
23	I Can’t Stop Loving You cover recording of: I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You lyricist and composer: Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician) publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)		2:54
24	Huntsville recording of: Huntsville writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Red Simpson (American country singer and songwriter)		3:07
25	Irma Jackson recording of: Irma Jackson lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:28
26	The 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	3	2:53
27	I’ll Be a Hero (When I Strike)		2:04

▼ CD 3: 1970–1976
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Right or Wrong		2:39
2	Trouble in Mind cover recording of: Trouble in Mind lyricist and composer: Richard M. Jones publisher: State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)		3:15
3	Stay a Little Longer cover recording of: Stay a Little Longer writer: Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp.		2:49
4	The Farmer’s Daughter recording of: The Farmer’s Daughter lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:55
5	Tulare Dust recording of: Tulare Dust lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		1:48
6	Carolyn recording of: Carolyn lyricist and composer: Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)		2:33
7	Someday We’ll Look Back recording of: Someday We’ll Look Back lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:31
8	Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) recording of: Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:10
9	Grandma Harp recording of: Grandma Harp lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:12
10	It’s Not Love (but It’s Not Bad) recording of: It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad) writer: Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)		3:21
11	I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me recording of: I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:50
12	If 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		2:43
13	The Emptiest Arms in the World recording of: The Emptiest Arms in the World lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:53
14	Everybody’s Had the Blues recording of: Everybody’s Had the Blues writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing		3:07
15	Things Aren’t Funny Anymore recording of: Things Aren’t Funny Anymore lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:42
16	Honky Tonk Night Time Man recording of: Honky Tonk Night Time Man lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:39
17	Holding Things Together recording of: Holding Things Together lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:59
18	Here in Frisco recording of: Here in Frisco lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:30
19	Kentucky Gambler recording of: Kentucky Gambler (on 1974-09-16) lyricist and composer: Dolly Parton		2:41
20	Always Wanting You recording of: Always Wanting You lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)	4	3:07
21	Living 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)		2:56
22	Running Kind cover recording of: Running Kind lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:03
23	It’s All in the Movies recording of: It’s All in the Movies writer: Kelli Haggard and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:13
24	The Way It Was in ’51 cover recording of: The Way It Was in ’51 lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:22
25	I Never Go Around Mirrors cover recording of: I Never Go Around Mirrors composer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer		2:44
26	What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana cover recording of: What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana composer: Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) publisher: London Tree Music Ltd.		3:09

▼ CD 4: 1977–1994
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	If 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)		3:16
2	Ramblin’ Fever recording of: Ramblin’ Fever lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:10
3	It’s Been a Great Afternoon recording of: It’s Been a Great Afternoon lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:47
4	Red Bandana recording of: Red Bandana lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:33
5	Footlights recording of: Footlights lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		4:03
6	My 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		2:55
7	Misery and Gin recording of: Misery and Gin writer: John Durrill (Singer/songwriter) and Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)		2:50
8	Leonard recording of: Leonard lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:39
9	I 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)		4:32
10	Rainbow Stew recording of: Rainbow Stew lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		2:38
11	Big City recording of: Big City writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)		3:02
12	Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) recording of: Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)	2	4:15
13	You Take Me for Granted recording of: You Take Me for Granted lyricist and composer: Leona Williams (American country singer)		2:44
14	Pancho 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	4	4:48
15	That’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		3:03
16	Someday When Things Are Good recording of: Someday When Things Are Good writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Leona Williams (American country singer)		3:33
17	Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room recording of: Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room writer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Freddy Powers (American country music singer-songwriter) and Sheril D. Rodgers		2:51
18	Kern River recording of: Kern River lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:23
19	Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star recording of: Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)		3:25
20	In My Next Life recording of: In My Next Life lyricist and composer: Max D. Barnes (American singer/songwriter)		3:51

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2656295 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000002U0R [info]

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Down Every Road: 1962–1994

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