Jesus, Take a Hold

"Jesus, Take a Hold"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album Hag
B-side "No Reason to Quit"
Released June 13, 1970
Format 7"
Genre Country
Length 2:18
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Merle Haggard
Producer(s) Ken Nelson
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"Street Singer"
(1970)
"Jesus, Take a Hold"
(1970)
"I Can't Be Myself"
(1970)

"Street Singer"
(1970)
"Jesus, Take a Hold"
(1970)
"I Can't Be Myself"
(1970)

"Jesus, Take a Hold" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1970 as the first single from the album Hag. "Jesus, Take a Hold" peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[1] It reached three on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.


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