Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
| Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Various Artists | |
| Released | October 11, 1994 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 50:17 |
| Label | Arista Nashville |
| Producer | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard is a tribute album to American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in 1994 via Arista Nashville.[1] The album peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1] Proceeds from the album go to Second Harvest Food Bank.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]An uncredited review from AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, stating that "throughout the album, the listener is constantly reminded of country music's debt to Haggard's songwriting."[1] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave it a C+, calling it "often mediocre."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Merle Haggard except "Today I Started Loving You Again" written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" | Brooks & Dunn | 3:14 |
| 2. | "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" | Clint Black | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Silver Wings" | Pam Tillis | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Everybody's Had the Blues" | Randy Travis | 5:07 |
| 5. | "The Farmer's Daughter" | Vince Gill | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Workin' Man Blues" | Jed Zeppelin (Lee Roy Parnell, Diamond Rio and Steve Wariner) | 5:07 |
| 7. | "The Running Kind" | Radney Foster | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Sing Me Back Home" | Alabama | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Trying Not to Love You" | Alan Jackson | 3:49 |
| 10. | "I Threw Away the Rose" | Lorrie Morgan | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Mama Tried" | John Anderson and Marty Stuart | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Today I Started Loving You Again" | Willie Nelson | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Mama's Hungry Eyes" | Emmylou Harris | 3:38 |
Chart performance
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 52 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1994 | "The Running Kind" | Radney Foster | 64 |
| "Workin' Man Blues" | Jed Zeppelin | 48 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mama's Hungry Eyes: Tribute to Merle Haggard – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Nash, Alanna (November 11, 1994). "Album Reviews: 'Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard' and 'Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute to Merle Haggard'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
