Mama Tried

~ Release by Merle Haggard and The Strangers (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Mama 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
4.52:12
2Green Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
43:14
3Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
cover recording of:
Little Ole’ Wine Drinker Me
writer:
Dick Jennings and Hank Mills
42:38
4In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
recording of:
In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
42:45
5I Could Have Gone Right
cover recording of:
I Could Have Gone Right
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
32:33
6I’ll Always Know
32:22
7The Sunny Side of My Life
recording of:
The Sunny Side of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
32:11
8Teach Me to Forget
cover recording of:
Teach Me to Forget
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
43:15
9Folsom Prison Blues
cover recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
42:47
10Run ’Em Off
cover recording of:
Run ’em Off
writer:
Troy Martin (country producer and publisher) and Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician)
42:51
11You’ll Never Love Me Now
recording of:
You’ll Never Love Me Now
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
42:45
12Too Many Bridges to Cross Over
recording of:
Too Many Bridges to Cross Over
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
32:24

Credits

Release group

included in:I'm a Lonesome Fugitive / Mama Tried by Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Mama Tried / Pride in What I Am by Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
part of:Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 157) (order: 157)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/178082 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000015298 [info]
Wikidata:Q6745332 [info]