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| His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) is a compilation album by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in 1983 via Epic Records. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Reasons to Quit" (duet with Willie Nelson) | Merle Haggard | 3:28 |
| 2. | "You Take Me for Granted" | Leona Williams | 2:39 |
| 3. | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" | Haggard | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Big City" | Haggard, Dean Holloway | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Pancho and Lefty" (duet with Willie Nelson) | Townes Van Zandt | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Someday When Things Are Good" | Haggard, Williams | 3:34 |
| 8. | "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" | Haggard | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Going Where the Lonely Go" | Haggard | 4:47 |
| 10. | "C.C. Waterback" (duet with George Jones) | Haggard | 3:29 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] | 41 |
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