40 Greatest Hits

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
recording of:
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Liz Anderson
2:29
2I’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)
3:09
3The Bottle Let Me Down
recording of:
The Bottle Let Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:43
4Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:09
5I Threw Away the Rose
recording of:
I Threw Away the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:04
6Sing Me Back Home
recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:50
7Mama Tried
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
52:11
8The 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
2:04
9Hungry Eyes
recording of:
Hungry Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:37
10Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
recording of:
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:40
11Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
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
2:42
12Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:42
13The 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
2:50
14Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
recording of:
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
23:40
15Someday We’ll Look Back
recording of:
Someday We’ll Look Back
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:19
16Peach Pickin’ Time in Georgia
cover recording of:
Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia
composer:
Clayton McMichen and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
3:50
17The Farmer’s Daughter
recording of:
The Farmer’s Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:56
18Carolyn
recording of:
Carolyn
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:34
19If It’s Wrong to Love You
cover recording of:
If It’s Wrong to Love You
lyricist:
Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
writer:
Bonnie Dodd (American songwriter and musician)
3:13
20It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
recording of:
It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
writer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
3:32
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