Kern River (song)

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"Kern River"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Kern River
B-side "Old Watermill"
Released July 1, 1985
Genre Country
Label Epic
Writer(s) Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans"
(1985)
"Kern River"
(1985)
"Amber Waves of Grain"
(1985)

"Kern River" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1985 as the only single from his album Kern River. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1]

Chart performance [edit]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 10

Covers [edit]

"Kern River" was covered by Emmylou Harris on her album All I Intended to Be.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Merle Haggard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 27, 2011.