His Epic Hits (The First 11)

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Reason to Quit
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter), Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
recording of:
Reasons to Quit (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
43:32
2You Take Me for Granted
recording of:
You Take Me for Granted
lyricist and composer:
Leona Williams (American country singer)
32:43
3That's the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
3:03
4Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
recording of:
Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
34:15
5Big City
recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
33:02
6Pancho and Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4.54:48
7Someday When Things Are Good
recording of:
Someday When Things Are Good
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Leona Williams (American country singer)
3:37
8What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)
recording of:
What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:34
9My Favorite Memory
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Lewis Talley
recording of:
My Favorite Memory
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
43:05
10Going Where the Lonely Go
recording of:
Going Where the Lonely Go
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
4:49
11C.C. Waterback
recording of:
C.C. Waterback
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:39