Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard is a compilation album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2006.
| Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 1966–2005 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 77:02 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | Various |
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.8 |
Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated that the album "may be the best single-disc representation of the man's music out there", calling the sound and the package "phenomenal" and concluding, "This is sure to turn anyone who is curious into a Haggard fan. And for those who have everything, this is just a killer mix."[1] Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork said that it's a good introduction for those who are new to Haggard's work.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Bottle Let Me Down" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Branded Man" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Sing Me Back Home" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Legend of Bonnie And Clyde" | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Today I Started Loving You Again" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "Mama Tried" | 2:12 |
| 7. | "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" | 2:47 |
| 8. | "I'm Bringin' Home Good News" | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Hungry Eyes" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Workin' Man Blues" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Silver Wings" | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Okie From Muskogee" | 2:42 |
| 13. | "The Fightin' Side of Me" | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Someday We'll Look Back" | 2:29 |
| 15. | "If We Make It Through December" | 2:41 |
| 16. | "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" | 2:41 |
| 17. | "Honky Tonk Night Time Man" | 2:39 |
| 18. | "Old Man From The Mountain" | 2:20 |
| 19. | "Living With The Shades Pulled Down" | 2:58 |
| 20. | "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" | 4:31 |
| 21. | "Big City" | 3:00 |
| 22. | "Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson) | 4:47 |
| 23. | "I'm leaving Now" (with Johnny Cash) | 3:07 |
| 24. | "Runaway Mama" | 4:08 |
| 25. | "That's the News" | 2:34 |
| 26. | "She Ain't Hooked On Me No More" (with Toby Keith) | 3:36 |
Personnel
edit- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
- Roy Nichols – lead guitar
- Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
- Tiny Moore – mandolin, fiddle
- Eldon Shamblin – guitar
- Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
- Gene Price – bass
- Gordon Terry – fiddle
- Bonnie Owens – vocals
- Ronnie Reno – guitar
- Bobby Wayne – guitar
- Marcia Nichols – guitar
- Clint Strong – guitar
- Mark Yeary – piano
- George French – piano
- Dennis Hromek – bass
- James Tittle – bass
- Johnny Meeks – bass
- Jerry Ward – bass
- Wayne Durham – bass
- Biff Adam – drums
- Eddie Burris – drums
- Don Markham – saxophone
- Jimmy Belkin – fiddle
- Gary Church – horns
References
edit- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard". AllMusic.
- ^ "Merle Haggard: Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-07-13.