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Usually, Merle Haggard's musical eclecticism is a virtue, but on If We Make It Through December, it hurts the overall impact of the album. Many of the individual tracks--particularly the gentle, yearning title track and good versions of Lefty Frizzell's "I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)" and the country standard "To Each His Own"--work well on their own, but often the straight-up country, western swing, Dixieland experiements and pop-tinged ballads seem at odds with each other. As a result, the LP never quite gels, yet there are enough fine moments to make it a worthwhile purchase.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ken Nelson, Producer - Merle Haggard, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Wayne, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Biff Adam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Hromek, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Nichols, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
G. MARTIN, Composer - Hank Cochran, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Lefty Frizzell, Composer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Marcia Nichols, Composer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Dave Kirby, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Arthur Leo Owens a.k.a A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - S. Shafer, Composer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Floyd Tillman, Composer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Glenn Martin, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, Composer, MainArtist - Seratt, Composer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
Usually, Merle Haggard's musical eclecticism is a virtue, but on If We Make It Through December, it hurts the overall impact of the album. Many of the individual tracks--particularly the gentle, yearning title track and good versions of Lefty Frizzell's "I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)" and the country standard "To Each His Own"--work well on their own, but often the straight-up country, western swing, Dixieland experiements and pop-tinged ballads seem at odds with each other. As a result, the LP never quite gels, yet there are enough fine moments to make it a worthwhile purchase.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:30
- Main artists: Merle Haggard & The Strangers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 1974 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2021 Capitol Records, LLC
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