Amber Waves of Grain

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Amber Waves of Grain
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Live album by
Merle Haggard
Released1985
RecordedHollywood Star Theater
Genre Country
Length27:44
Label Epic
Producer Merle Haggard, Bob Montgomery
Merle Haggard chronology
Kern River
(1985)		Amber Waves of Grain
(1985)		 A Friend in California
(1986)

Amber Waves of Grain is a live album by American country music artist Merle Haggard with backing by The Strangers, released in 1985. It was Haggard's third live album in four years and was recorded at the Hollywood Star Theatre. It features a mix of Haggard's big hits and other, more obscure tracks. The title cut, written by Freddy Powers, is a tribute to the American farmer, in keeping with the spirit of the Willie Nelson-spearheaded Farm Aid benefit, as does "Tulare Dust" and "The Farmer's Daughter." The LP peaked at number 25 on the Billboard country albums chart. [1]

Contents

Title

The title comes from the line "For amber waves of grain," from the song "America the Beautiful".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Track listing

  1. "Amber Waves of Grain" (Freddy Powers) – 3:49
  2. "Tulare Dust/Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) – 3:00
  3. "The Farmer's Daughter" (Haggard) – 2:51
  4. "The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home"(Haggard, Powers)/"Okie from Muskogee" (Haggard, Eddie Burris) – 3:44
  5. "Gone with the Wind" (Dennis Barney) – 2:02
  6. "I Wish Things Were Simple Again" (Haggard, Tommy Collins, Russell Pate) – 2:30
  7. "Workin' Man Blues" (Haggard)/"Always Late with Your Kisses" (Lefty Frizzell, Blackie Crawford) – 3:10
  8. "American Waltz" (John Greenebaum, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:09

Personnel

The Strangers:

and:

References

  1. 1 2 "Amber Waves of Grain > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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