I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard, Anderson, Casey
Branded Man
Sing Me Back Home
Mama Tried
Hungry Eyes
Workin' Man Blues
Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard, Burris, Roy Edward
The Fightin' Side of Me
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
Big City
Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
Going Where the Lonely Go
Silver Wings
Hag went into the studio in October 1994 to rerecord his Capitol classics of the 1960s and early 1970s. Thirteen of these 16 cuts come from that session--perfectly fine versions, but not the original versions--while three ... more »early-1980s Epic recordings round out the collection. Still, fans who want to hear the Capitol chestnuts in their original form should strongly consider the outstanding two-CD Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology. --Marc Greilsamer« less
Hag went into the studio in October 1994 to rerecord his Capitol classics of the 1960s and early 1970s. Thirteen of these 16 cuts come from that session--perfectly fine versions, but not the original versions--while three early-1980s Epic recordings round out the collection. Still, fans who want to hear the Capitol chestnuts in their original form should strongly consider the outstanding two-CD Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology. --Marc Greilsamer
Outstanding sampling of Merle's long string of chart toppers
J. W. Brown | 01/19/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is vintage Merle Haggard at his best with a very wide selection of his singing and writing work covering the period from 1966 thru 1971 and on to 1981. These are all studio recordings with great instrument acoustics with very good voice to instrument balance levels."
I shoulda consulted with Amazon!!
11/08/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I picked up this CD in a store and when I got it home, realized that instead of the original versions of his hits, we have re-hashed re-recordings from 1994! What a let down! I was expecting the old classics recorded with the Strangers! Shame on Sony Music for not labeling this collection on it's outer package for what it is. Thank you Amazon for honestly describing the contents on your website!Anyone want a slightly-used Merle Haggard CD??"
Great music, unfortunately all re-recordings.
J. W. Brown | Charlestown, Indiana USA | 12/26/2000
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I've been a Merle Haggard fan all my life and this CD is about as great as he gets. But, if you want the original recordings of these hits, look elsewhere."
Still great after all these years...
William E. Adams | Midland, Texas USA | 06/17/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I withhold one star from this because these tracks were all recorded in October, 1994, although the original singles were released in the '60's, 70's and 80's. That said, it is still a fine one-disc collection of SOME of Merle's best. His voice was still great in '94, and the man knows how to write a song and put one over. "Lonesome Fugitive" and "Branded Man" and "Sing Me Back Home" and "Fightin' Side of Me" and "Big City" are all great. "Mama Tried" is universal. There is a two-CD collection just released earlier this year (2004) which probably represents the artist more completely, but if you find this one at a good price, it should please all his fans. Merle sings "Working Man Blues" on this disc, and I have tickets to see him perform on July 3rd. Check out his website and you'll see he works a heck of a lot for an old geezer born in 1937 (seven years older than I am!) He is one of country's greatest singers, along with Jones and Cash and Nelson, and still has something to say to music fans young enough to be his grandchildren."
Music for Everyone
Joshua S. Johnson | Charleston, WV United States | 09/01/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Okay, so you might be wondering why I love this album so much being that my main staple of music is punk and metal. To me the answer isn't so difficult. Merle Haggard is an artist whose music has touched the lives of people everywhere. this man has been not only a monumental inspiration to members of the country/ western genre, but to people of ALL musical diversities. For me, Haggard stands supreme above all other musicians."