"You Take Me for Granted" is a song written by Leona Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from the album Going Where the Lonely Go. The song was Haggard's twenty-ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
"You Take Me for Granted" | ||||
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Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
from the album Going Where the Lonely Go | ||||
B-side | "I Won't Give Up My Train" | |||
Released | March 12, 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Leona Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Merle Haggard Lewis Talley | |||
Merle Haggard singles chronology | ||||
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Cover versions
edit- The song was covered by The Forester Sisters on their 1991 album Talkin' 'Bout Men.
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.