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Merle Haggard's 1977 Album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today

Merle Haggard's 1977 Album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
Capitol Records ©
ST 11693

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Technically speaking this album belongs in the Special Market Release section. Merle had already left Capitol Records© for MCA Records©. His MCA release "Ramblin' Fever" was released several months before this so that leaves us with one possibility...Capitol was not done with Merle yet. In fact they would take another bite in 1978 with "The Way It Was In '51".

Merle was at the pinnacle of his career during this swapping of labels. I believe all of the tracks included here were from other studio sessions with the exception of the title track.

Sadly there were at least 3 tracks on this album that, if marketed properly, could have been #1 hits. "The Running Kind", "I'm A White Boy" and the title track were superb songs that didn't get much play.

Also we have 2 more tracks ("Blues For Dixie" and "Moanin' The Blues") from the scrapped 1973 studio album "I Love Dixie Blues" making an appearance here. I can certainly hear the difference in Merle's voice from early 1973 to 1977.

Even with all the above said this is a great album!

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Track Listing:
Songwriter/s are in (parentheses)
  1. A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today (Merle Haggard)
  2. Making Believe (Jimmy Work)
  3. Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore/Henry Glover/Wayne Raney)
  4. Got A Letter From My Kid Today (Alex Kramer/Joan Whitney/Hy Zaret)
  5. When My Last Song Is Sung (Merle Haggard)
  6. Moanin' The Blues (Hank Williams)
  7. Goodbye Lefty (Merle Haggard)
  8. Blues For Dixie (O. W. Mayo)
  9. Running Kind (Merle Haggard)
  10. I'm A White Boy (Merle Haggard)
Personnel:
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