Branded Man

For the 1918 film starring Hoot Gibson, see The Branded Man.

Branded Man
Studio album by Merle Haggard
Released	August 28, 1967
Recorded	August 1966-1967 Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country
Length	32:29
Label	Capitol
Producer	Ken Nelson
Merle Haggard chronology
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive (1967) Branded Man (1967) Sing Me Back Home (1968)

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Review scores
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Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10) link

Branded Man is an album by country singer Merle Haggard.

The song "Somewhere Between" was a number one success for the Dutch Tumbleweeds (with Ton Masseurs) in 1975, and also a minor success for Suzy Bogguss in 1988 (see album Somewhere Between). It has been recorded by Liz Anderson (Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites) and Grant & Forsyth

In 2003, the album was ranked number 484 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

1. "Branded Man" (Merle Haggard) – 3:07
2. "Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" (Hank Cochran) – 2:35
3. "Don't Get Married" (Tommy Collins) – 2:30
4. "Somewhere Between" (Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard) – 3:06
5. "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" (Merle Haggard, Red Simpson) – 2:19
6. "Gone Crazy" (Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard) – 2:03
7. "I Threw Away the Rose" (Merle Haggard) – 3:21
8. "My Hands Are Tied" (Tommy Collins, Merle Haggard, Kay Adams) – 2:18
9. "Some of Us Never Learn" (Merle Haggard) – 2:41
10. "Long Black Limousine" (Vern Stovall, Bobby George) – 3:14
11. "Go Home" (Tommy Collins) – 2:35
12. "I Made the Prison Band" (Tommy Collins) - 2:30

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
• James Burton – guitar
• Glen Campbell – guitar
• Tommy Collins – guitar
• Billy Mize – guitar
• Shorty Mullins – guitar
• Roy Nichols – guitar
• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
• George French – piano
• Glen D. Hardin – piano
• Leon Copeland – bass
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Eddie Burns – drums
• James Gordon – drums
• Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals