The Platinum Collection

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Swinging Doors
recording of:
Swinging Doors
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
22:53
2Mama Tried
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Jerry Ward (Howard Ward Lowe, American bassist and songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Burris (on 1968-05-09)
electric guitar:
Roy Nichols (on 1968-05-09)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
resonator guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1968-05-09)
background vocals:
Bonnie Owens (US country singer) and Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
lead vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 376)
recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
4.52:13
3I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
recording of:
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
writer:
Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:10
4Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee (on 1969-07-17)
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3.652:44
5I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
recording of:
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:55
6Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:12
7(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
recording of:
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Liz Anderson
2:32
8If We Make It Through December
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 14)
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
42:47
9The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
recording of:
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:07
10The Bottle Let Me Down
recording of:
The Bottle Let Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
42:45
11Carolyn
recording of:
Carolyn
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
32:37
12The Fightin’ Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3.352:53
13Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:45
14Sing Me Back Home
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 32)
recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:50