History
The album includes Haggard's last #1 hit of the decade, "Cherokee Maiden," a song written by Cindy Walker. It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching #1.[1] The Tommy Collins-written title track had also gone to #1, Haggard's ninth consecutive chart topper stretching back to 1973 and twenty-third number one overall. The album also features material originally recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell, two of Haggard's biggest musical influences.
Track listing
- "The Roots of My Raising" (Tommy Collins)
- "What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana" (Dave Kirby)
- "Waltz You Saved for Me" (Gus Kahn, Wayne King, Emil Flindt)
- "Walk on the Outside" (Kirby, Chuck Howard)
- "Gambling Polka Dot Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Roy E. Hall)
- "Cherokee Maiden" (Cindy Walker)
- "Am I Standing in Your Way" (Merle Haggard)
- "Colorado" (Kirby)
- "I Never Go Around Mirrors" (Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer)
- "Mississippi Delta Blues" (Rodgers, Jack Neville)
Chart positions
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Chart |
Position |
1977 |
Billboard Country albums |
8 |
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Compilations |
- The Best of Merle Haggard
- Close-Up
- The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard
- Songs I'll Always Sing
- Eleven Winners
- The Way It Was in '51
- Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits
- His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
- His Best
- His Greatest and His Best
- The Lonesome Fugitive
- Untamed Hawk
- Vintage Collections
- Down Every Road 1962–1994
- Yesterday's Wine 1981-1988
- A&E Biography
- 16 Biggest Hits
- For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits
- Merle Haggard's Train Whistle Blues
- 20 Greatest Hits
- David Allan Coe Presents
- 40 #1 Hits
- The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years
- Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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