Merle Haggard Discography Simplified

Comprehensive site listing over 140 Merle Haggard's albums in chronological order. Includes track listings and original album covers.

Merle's albums will be sub-divided into five catergories:
  1. Merle Haggard's "True" Discography (i.e. albums comprised of newly recorded material by Merle Haggard and/or The Strangers)-includes all 5 of The Strangers instrumental albums

  2. Raritiess (CD's/DVD's) With "New" or Previously "Unissued" Material (i.e. recordings consisting of previously unissued material whether in the form of bonus tracks or vintage live performances)

  3. Special Market Releases: nothing new here...basically the same 40 Haggard songs (i.e. albums comprised of "Previously Released" or "Greatest Hits" material-including new recordings of previously released material)

  4. Guest Appearances (i.e. albums that Merle appeared on as a guest and is not the primary artist)

  5. Soundtracks (i.e. motion picture soundtracks that Merle appeared on)









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Merle's "True" Discography:
  1. 1965----Strangers
  2. 1966----Just Between The Two Of Us
  3. 1966----Swinging Doors
  4. 1967----I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
  5. 1967----Branded Man
  6. 1968----Sing Me Back Home
  7. 1968----The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
  8. 1968----Mama Tried
  9. 1969----Pride In What I Am
  10. 1969----Same Train, Different Time
  11. 1969----A Portrait Of Merle Haggard
  12. 1969----The Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers (Instrumental Album)
  13. 1969----Okie From Muskogee (Live)
  14. 1970----Introducing My Friends The Strangers (Instrumental Album)
  15. 1970----Getting To Know The Strangers (Instrumental Album)
  16. 1970----The Fightin' Side Of Me (Live)
  17. 1970----My Salute To Bob Wills
  18. 1971----Hag
  19. 1971----Someday We'll Look Back
  20. 1971----Strangers and Friends, Honky Tonkin' (Instrumental Album)
  21. 1972----The Land Of Many Churches Live (Double LP)
  22. 1972----Let Me Tell You About A Song
  23. 1972----It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
  24. 1973----I Love Dixie Blues...UNISSUED Capitol Project
  25. 1973----I Love Dixie Blues...So I Recorded "Live" In New Orleans
  26. 1973----Totally Instrumental...With One Exception (Instrumental Album)
  27. 1973----Merle Haggards Christmas Present
  28. 1974----If We Make It Through December
  29. 1974----Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album
  30. 1975----Keep Movin' On
  31. 1976----It's All In The Movies
  32. 1976----My Love Affair With Trains
  33. 1976----The Roots Of My Raising
  34. 1977----A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
  35. 1977----Ramblin' Fever
  36. 1977----My Farewell To Elvis
  37. 1978----I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall
  38. 1978----The Way It Was In '51
  39. 1979----Serving 190 Proof
  40. 1980----The Way I Am
  41. 1980----Back To The Barrooms
  42. 1981----Rainbow Stew/Live at Anaheim Stadium
  43. 1981----Songs For The Mama That Tried
  44. 1981----Big City
  45. 1982----A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine (with George Jones)
  46. 1982----Going Where The Lonely Go
  47. 1982----Goin' Home For Christmas
  48. 1982----Poncho & Lefty (with Willie Nelson)
  49. 1983----Heart To Heart (with Leona Williams)
  50. 1983----That's The Way Love Goes
  51. 1983----The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)
  52. 1984----It's All In The Game
  53. 1985----Kern River
  54. 1985----Amber Waves Of Grain (Live)
  55. 1986----A Friend In California
  56. 1987----Out Among The Stars
  57. 1987----The Seashores Of Old Mexico (with Willie Nelson)
  58. 1987----Chill Factor
  59. 1989----5:01 Blues
  60. 1990----Blue Jungle
  61. 1994----1994
  62. 1996----1996
  63. 1999----For The Record: 43 Legendary Hits (2 CD Set)
  64. 1999----Merle Haggard Live at Billy Bob's
  65. 2000----If I Could Only Fly
  66. 2001----Cabin In The Hills
  67. 2001----Two Old Friends (with Al Brumley Jr.)
  68. 2001----Roots Volume 1
  69. 2002----The Peer Sessions
  70. 2003----Haggard Like Never Before
  71. 2004----Unforgettable
  72. 2004----Ol' Country Singer: Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  73. 2004----Award Winning Gospel Hits
  74. 2005----I Wish I Was Santa Claus
  75. 2005----Chicago Wind
  76. 2006----Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again (with George Jones)
  77. 2007----Last of The Breed (with Willie Nelson & Ray Price)
  78. 2007----Working Man's Journey (Cracker Barrel)
  79. 2007----The Bluegrass Sessions (Scheduled release: 10-02-07)









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Special Market Releases (Bonus Tracks/Vintage Live Recordings):
  1. 1966---- Recorded Live @ The Golden Nugget Casino--Previously Unissued 1966 Live Concert
  2. 1973----I Love Dixie Blues--Never Released 1973 Capitol Project
  3. 1980----Live At The Lone Star Cafe in New York City--Never Released 1980 Live Concert
  4. 1995----Same Train, Different Time--Bear Family Issue with 1 Previously Unissued Track
  5. 1995----Untamed Hawk--Bear Family 5 CD Box Set with Numerous Outtakes and Studio Chatter
  6. 1995----Greatest Hits-Finest Performances--Contains 12 New Recordings of Merle's Greatest Hits
  7. 1995----Classics---Contains 12 New Recording Of Merle's Greatest Hits
  8. 1996----Down Every Road--4 CD Box Set by Capitol with 6 Previously Unissued Tracks
  9. 1996----Capitol Series: Vintage Collections--Contains 2 Previously Unissued Tracks
  10. 1996----Live at Church Street Station--Previously Unissued 1987 Live Concert
  11. 1996----Today I Started Loving You Again--Contains 2 New Tracks by Merle
  12. 1999---- For The Record-PPV Concert--Never Released 1999 Live Concert
  13. 2000----If I Could Only Fly-Radio Special--Never Issued 1 Hour Radio Special
  14. 2001----Lonesome Fugitive Live--Previously Unissued 1970-71 Live Concert
  15. 2000----New Light Through Old Windows--New Recordings From 1993-95
  16. 2006----11 #1 Hits--Conatin 11 New Recordings of Merle's Greatest Hits Recorded in 2005
  17. 2006----Live in Texas-Austin City Limits--Previously Unissued 1985 Live Concert
  18. 2007----Hag: The Studio Recordings 1969-76--Contains 23 Previously Unissued Tracks
  19. 2007----Haggard Concepts: Live & The Strangers--Contains 8 Previously Unissued Tracks









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Note: there are over 100 albums that qualify as "Special Market Releases" that are not included in the list below.
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Special Market Releases:

  1. 1968----The Best Of Merle Haggard
  2. 1969----Close Up
  3. 1971----Sing A Sad Song/High On A Hilltop (Double LP Re-release)
  4. 1972----The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard (Green Label)
  5. 1977----Songs I'll Always Sing (Double LP)
  6. 1978----Eleven Winners
  7. 1980----Merle Haggard Salutes The Greats (Double LP)
  8. 1981----The Man, The Music, The Legend Merle Haggard
  9. 1983----The Legendary Merle Haggard
  10. 1984----His Epic Hits, The First Eleven
  11. 1985----Merle Haggard His Best (MCA Greatest Hits)
  12. 1985----All Time Haggard Favorites
  13. 1986----Songwriter
  14. 1987----Walking The Line (with George and Willie)
  15. 1990----Capitol Collectors Series
  16. 1990----A Christmas Present
  17. 1990----Best Of Country Blues
  18. 1991----Old Loves Never Die (with Leona Williams)
  19. 1991----All Night Long
  20. 1991----Goin' Home For Christmas (Re-released by Sony--CD)
  21. 1993----Same Train, Different Time (Koch 25 Tracks)
  22. 1995----The Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard Anthology '63-'77
  23. 1995----What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  24. 1996----Merle Haggard & George Jones-King Records© (Merle Haggard & George Jones)
  25. 2000----20th Century Masters Millennium Collection
  26. 2001----Merle Haggard: Prison (Digitally Remastered)
  27. 2001----Merle Haggard: Hurtin' (Digitally Remastered)
  28. 2001----Merle Haggard: Drinkin' (Digitally Remastered)
  29. 2001----Merle Haggard: Cheatin' (Digitally Remastered)
  30. 2002----21 Years of #1 Hits
  31. 2004----Love Songs
  32. 2006----10 Top 10's Live





Guest Appearances:
  1. 1974----Floyd Tillman And Friends (Floyd Tillman)
  2. 1974----For The Last Time (Bob Wills)
  3. 1978----Porter (Porter Wagoner)
  4. 1978----With A Little Help From My Friends (Hank Cochran)
  5. 1980----Tiny Moore Music (Tiny Moore)
  6. 1982----Mr. Hag Told My Story (Johnny Paycheck)
  7. 1982----Wild And Blue (John Anderson)
  8. 1983----The Nashville Sessions (Dean Martin)
  9. 1983----Devoted To Your Memory (Moe Bandy)
  10. 1983----Queen Of The West (Rose Maddox)
  11. 1984----Friendship (Ray Charles)
  12. 1985----The Very Best Of Janie Fricke (Janie Fricke)
  13. 1990----Heroes And Friends (Randy Travis)
  14. 1991----Tony Toliver (Tony Toliver)
  15. 1992----Rainbow At Midnight (Ernest Tubb)
  16. 1992----Walking The Floor Over You (Ernest Tubb)
  17. 1992----The Legendary Ernest Tubb & Friend (5 Disc Box Set)
  18. 1993----Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys (Asleep At The Wheel)
  19. 1994----Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys-Dance Versions
  20. 1994----$35 And A Dream (Rose Maddox)
  21. 1994----Deep Thoughts From A Shallow Mind (Doug Supernaw)
  22. 1994----Get Wild (Wylie & The Wild West Show)
  23. 1994----Whistling In The Wind (Leon Redbone)
  24. 1995----The Ernest Tubb Collection (Ernest Tubb)
  25. 1996----Half Saint, Half Sinner (Tony Toliver)
  26. 1997----Butterfly Kisses (Jeff Carson)
  27. 1997----Forever's A Long, Long Time (Orquestra Was)
  28. 1998----It Don't Get Any Better Than This (George Jones)
  29. 1998----Highways And Honky Tonks (Heather Myles)
  30. 1998----Tribute To Tradition (Various Artists)
  31. 1999----Ride With Bob (Asleep At The Wheel)
  32. 1999----The Roger Springer Band (Roger Springer Band)
  33. 1999----Sons Of The Golden West (Flying Burrito Brothers)
  34. 2000----To Roy Nichols With Love-Hillbilly Down (Bonnie Owens & Kathy Robertson)
  35. 2000----Craig Morgan (Craig Morgan)
  36. 2002----California Blend (Chester Smith)
  37. 2002----American III: Solitary Man (Johnny Cash)
  38. 2002----That's Why I Sing This Way (Daryl Singletary)
  39. 1992----Whole Lot Of Memories (Billy Ray Reynolds)
  40. 2003----Livin, Lovin', Losin': The Songs Of (The Louvin Brothers)
  41. 2003----His Fabulous Superlatives (Marty Stuart)
  42. 2004----The Influence (Floyd Tillman)
  43. 2004----Outlaws & Angels "Live" (Willie Nelson & Friends)
  44. 2004----Off To Join The World (Blaine Larsen)
  45. 2005----Captured By Love (Chester Smith/Ann Lesley Smith)
  46. 2005----Honkytonk University (Toby Keith)
  47. 2005----All Jacked Up (Gretchen Wilson)
  48. 2006----Last Man Standing (Jerry Lee Lewis & Friends)
  49. 2006----Sinners Like Me (Eric Church)
  50. 2007----Easy Money (John Anderson)





Soundtracks:
  1. 1968----Killers Three Soundtrack
  2. 1980----Bronco Billy Soundtrack
  3. 1981----The Legend Of The Lone Ranger Soundtrack
  4. 1986----Platoon Soundtrack
  5. 1997----Wag The Dog Soundtrack
  6. 2001----The Gift Soundtrack
  7. 2006----Three Burials Of Melquiades Soundtrack


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