The Hit Albums

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Opening Introduction & Theme
recorded at:
Muskogee Civic Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States (on 1969-10-10)
0:35
2Mama 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
1:57
3No Hard Times
cover recording of:
No Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Never No More Hard Times Blues
2:06
4Silver Wings
live recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:27
5Medley: Swinging Doors / I’m a Lonesome Fugitive / Sing Me Back Home / Branded Man
live medley including a partial recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
live medley including a partial 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)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
live medley including a partial recording of:
Swinging Doors
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
6:04
6In the Arms of Love
cover recording of:
In the Arms of Love
writer:
Buck Owens and Gene Price (country/rockabilly singer/songwriter)
1:49
7Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:15
8Introduction to “Hobo Bill”
1:17
9Hobo Bill’s Last Ride
live cover recording of:
Hobo Bill’s Last Ride
lyricist and composer:
Waldo O’Neal (Composer, songwriter)
2:31
10Billy Overcame His Size
live recording of:
Billy Overcame His Size
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
recording of:
Billy Overcame His Size
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:34
11If I Had Left It Up to You
recording of:
If I Had Left It Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:34
12White Line Fever
live recording of:
White Line Fever
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Baak Music
recording of:
White Line Fever
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Baak Music
2:56
13Blue Rock
recording of:
Blue Rock
writer:
Norm Hamlet and Roy Nichols
2:53
14Okie 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
3:13
15Theme – Hammin’ It Up
1:25
16I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
1:56
17Corrine Corrina
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live cover recording of:
Corinne Corinna (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist:
Bo Chatman, J. M. Williams and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Bo Chatman and J. M. Williams
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1929-12-05) and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
2:24
18Every Fool Has a Rainbow
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
Every Fool Has a Rainbow (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
2:29
19T. B. Blues
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live cover recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
32:12
20When Did Right Become Wrong
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
When Did Right Become Wrong (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:44
21Philadelphia Lawyer
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live cover recording of:
Philadelphia Lawyer (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:55
22Stealin’ Corn
recording of:
Stealin’ Corn
writer:
Norm Hamlet and Roy Nichols
1:28
23Harold’s Super Service
recording of:
Harold’s Super Service
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wayne
2:05
24Medley: Devil Woman / I’m Movin’ On / Folsom Prison Blues / Jackson / Orange Blossom Special / Love’s Gonna Live Here
5:02
25Today I Started Loving You Again
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Lovin’ You Again) (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:00
26The Fightin’ Side of Me
recorded at:
Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
Okie From Muskogee (on 1970-02-14)
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
2:48

Credits

Release group

includes:Okie From Muskogee (Recorded "Live" in Muskogee, Oklahoma) by Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and The Strangers (Merle Haggard's longtime band)
The Fightin’ Side of Me by Merle Haggard and (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and The Strangers (Merle Haggard's longtime band) with Bonnie Owens (US country singer)