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Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
Compilation album by
Merle Haggard
Released2006
Recorded1966 - 2005
GenreCountry
Length77:02
LabelCapitol
ProducerVarious

Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard is a compilation album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.8

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

No.TitleLength
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

The Strangers

  • 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

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard: Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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