Merle Haggard
Working Man's Journey
CD-May 29, 2007

YES!!! A beautifully performed, recorded and mastered CD!!! All I can say about this CD is WOW! The 1st track "Shade Tree Fix-It Man" has a whimbsical feel-good flavor. Merle sounds like he's having a ball singing this one! Please note: the only place to get this incredible CD is at Cracker Barrel's website or their Country Stores. I was going to check if Merle has it available on his site, but it's down again? Seriously guys, email me and I'll gladly help with the site. Mine's been running for 7 years without interuption. At any rate, this CD is a MUST HAVE!!! Get it if you can, anyway you can! Be sure to visit Merle's Official Web Site to get the latest info on "The Hag". **Please note: the preceeding opinion is solely that of Sound_Man73 and should only be used as a reference. If you're a true Haggard fan like myself, you'll buy the music regardless of anyone elses opinion. Thank you, Sound_Man73

Songwriter(s) are in parenthesis:
Previously unissued or new songs are in blue.

1. Shade Tree Fix-It Man (Merle Haggard)
2. C'Mon Sixty-Five (Jackson Leap)
3. Workin' Man Blues (Merle Haggard)
4. Kern River (Merle Hagard)
5. Like A Train Left The Tramp (Merle Haggard/Red Lane)
6. Are The Good Times Really Over (Merle Haggard)
7. Poor Boy Mansion (Merle Haggard)
8. Rainbow Stew (Merle Haggard)
9. In The Mountains To Forget (Merle Haggard)
10. If We Make It Through December (Merle Haggard)
11. Stormy New Orleans (Merle Haggard/Doug Colosio)
12. Songman (Merle Haggard)
    
    The players:
    • Merle Haggard-Vocals/Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
    • Theresea Haggard-Backing Vocals
    • Norman Hamlet-Steel Guitar/Dobro
    • Bonnie Owens-Backing Vocals (on Kern River/Rainbow Stew)
    • Don Markham-Saxaphone/Backing Vocals
    • Biff Adam-Drums
    • Larry Londin-Drums
    • George Receli-Drums
    • Terry Domingue-Drums
    • Jeff Ingraham-Drums
    • Johnnie Barber-Drums
    • Red Volkaert-Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
    • Joe Manuel-Electric Guitar
    • Abe Manuel-Fiddle/Acoustic Guitar/Accordian/Backing Vocals
    • Clint Strong-Electric Guitar
    • Norm Stevens-Electric Guitar
    • Scott Joss-Acoustic Guitar/Gut String Guitar/Electric Mandolin/Backing Vocals
    • Freddie Powers-Acoustic Guitar
    • Joe Reed-Acoustic Guitar
    • Red Lane-Acoustic Guitar
    • Kevin Williams-Bass Buitar/Backing Vocals
    • Lee Skylar-Bass Guitar
    • Eddie Curtis-Bass Guitar
    • Doug Colosio-Piano/Synthesizer/Backing Vocals
    • Floyd Domino-Piano
    • Bobby Wood-Piano
    • Gary Church-Trombone
    • Mark Howard-Harmonica/Backing Vocals
    • Tim Howard-Backing Vocals
    • Rob Ickes-Dobro
    
    
    Recorded at Tally Studio, Palo Cedro, California.
    Dobro over-dub at Hilltop Studio, Nashville Tennessee.
    
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