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GREATEST HITS contains 12 new versions of classic Merle Haggard songs. Because it was recorded at Haggard's home studio in 1995 with his stage band providing backing, the record sounds a lot like a board recording of a '95 Merle Haggard concert. The sound is simple but clean, the band plays with the confidence of a group that has played the material hundreds of time, and Haggard, as always, sings superbly.
None of the cuts here improves on the original hit recordings (an impossibly tall order, given the excellence of Haggard's early records), but nearly all are solid nonetheless. Haggard's band sticks pretty close to the arrangements of the original records, but Haggard takes some liberties with the melodies, playfully dropping down an octave or back-phrasing on occasion. He never undercuts the songs, it's just that, like the other great pure singer of his era, George Jones, Haggard rarely sings a song the exact same way twice, which makes GREATEST HITS valuable to those interested in hearing a slightly different take on these familiar songs.
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Merle Haggard, MainArtist - OWENS, ComposerLyricist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Burris, ComposerLyricist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Merle R.Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Sun Record Co., Producer
℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
Album review
GREATEST HITS contains 12 new versions of classic Merle Haggard songs. Because it was recorded at Haggard's home studio in 1995 with his stage band providing backing, the record sounds a lot like a board recording of a '95 Merle Haggard concert. The sound is simple but clean, the band plays with the confidence of a group that has played the material hundreds of time, and Haggard, as always, sings superbly.
None of the cuts here improves on the original hit recordings (an impossibly tall order, given the excellence of Haggard's early records), but nearly all are solid nonetheless. Haggard's band sticks pretty close to the arrangements of the original records, but Haggard takes some liberties with the melodies, playfully dropping down an octave or back-phrasing on occasion. He never undercuts the songs, it's just that, like the other great pure singer of his era, George Jones, Haggard rarely sings a song the exact same way twice, which makes GREATEST HITS valuable to those interested in hearing a slightly different take on these familiar songs.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:22
- Main artists: Merle Haggard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sun Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC ℗ 1995 Sun Label Group, LLC
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