40 Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
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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
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
2:11
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)
3:40
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)
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
CD 2
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1Turnin’ Off a Memory
recording of:
Turnin’ Off a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:35
2Everybody’s Had the Blues
recording of:
Everybody’s Had the Blues
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:42
3If We Make It Through December
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
2:43
4The Emptiest Arms in the World
2:47
5Holding Things Together
recording of:
Holding Things Together
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:56
6Kentucky Gambler
recording of:
Kentucky Gambler
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
2:52
7Old Man From the Mountain
recording of:
Old Man From the Mountain
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:22
8Things Aren’t Funny Anymore
recording of:
Things Aren’t Funny Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:38
9It Makes No Difference Now
cover recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1939-01-02)
4:02
10Always Wanting You
recording of:
Always Wanting You
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:05
11It’s All in the Movies
recording of:
It’s All in the Movies
writer:
Kelli Haggard and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:31
12Cherokee Maiden
cover recording of:
Cherokee Maiden
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:57
13Shackles and Chains
cover recording of:
Shackles and Chains
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
2:24
14The Roots of My Raising
cover recording of:
The Roots of My Raising
composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:43
15From Graceland to the Promised Land
2:34
16I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall
recording of:
I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Howard
2:46
17It’s Been a Great Afternoon
recording of:
It’s Been a Great Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:46
18Misery and Gin
recording of:
Misery and Gin
writer:
John Durrill (Singer/songwriter) and Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
2:51
19The Way I Am
recording of:
The Way I Am
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)
2:55
20I 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)
3:52