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| Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:25 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen Fuzzy Owen Hank Cochran Don Gant Merle Haggard Ken Nelson | |||
| Merle Haggard chronology | ||||
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Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American country music artist of the same name. It was released in 1982 via MCA Records. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" | Merle Haggard | 4:30 |
| 2. | "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" | Chuck Howard | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Red Bandana" | Haggard | 2:31 |
| 4. | "The Way I Am" | Sonny Throckmorton | 2:52 |
| 5. | "It's Been a Great Afternoon" | Haggard | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Ramblin' Fever" | Haggard | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Misery and Gin" | Snuff Garrett, John Durrill | 2:45 |
| 8. | "My Own Kind of Hat" | Haggard, Red Lane | 2:53 |
| 9. | "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" | Throckmorton, Glenn Martin | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Rainbow Stew" | Haggard | 2:25 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] | 37 |
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