| "Running Kind" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | ||||
| from the album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today | ||||
| B-side | "Making Believe" | |||
| Released | January 9, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producers | Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen | |||
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Running Kind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Radney Foster | ||||
| from the album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard | ||||
| B-side | "Silver Wings" (Pam Tillis) [1] | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter | Merle Haggard | |||
| Radney Foster singles chronology | ||||
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"Running Kind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1978 as the second and final single from the album, A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today . The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 10 on the Canadian country singles chart. [2] The song was later covered by Radney Foster for the Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard . Foster's version was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at number 64 on the U.S. country singles chart. [1] Johnny Cash also covered the song with Tom Petty on the Unearthed box set.
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 64 |
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