{"product_id":"haggard-merle-troubadour-bx-400012717250","title":"Merle Haggard - Troubadour [Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerle Haggard's overlooked and underappreciated MCA recordings capture the great country singer-songwriter reemerging from his mid-career crossroads. 111 tracks spanning from 1976 to 1981, covering eight LPs plus the 'lost' album later sold to CBS. Four unissued songs, including the recently discovered original recording of Troubadour. Three songs never on album, including The Bull And The Beaver, his #8 country duet with Leona Williams. Both hit singles from the 'Bronco Billy' soundtrack, including Misery And Gin and Merle Haggard's chart-topping duet with Clint Eastwood, Bar Room Buddies. Lavish 68-page hardcover book with rare photos and an extensive essay covering Merle Haggard's MCA years. His celebrated, career-defining 11-year run with Capitol Records behind him, Merle Haggard was in a creative lull and pondering retirement when he signed with MCA. But after taking a six-month hiatus from performing, a refreshed and newly confident Merle Haggard triumphantly returned to the footlights and the recording studios. His singing voice now mellowed into a comfortable baritone, and his newly retooled lineup of the Strangers could effortlessly shift from country to swing to down-home blues without hesitation. More importantly, an inspired Haggard began writing great songs again. This 4-CD collection gathers every existing master that Haggard recorded for MCA Records between 1976 and 1981. Among the highlights: My Farewell To Elvis, Merle Haggard's heartfelt tribute to his musical contemporary Elvis Presley. 'Serving 190 Proof,' the critically acclaimed, semi-autobiographical 1979 album that signaled Haggard's future musical direction. 'Back To The Barrooms,' the 1980 Jimmy Bowen-produced classic that yielded Haggard's chart-topping single I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink and Leonard, his homage to a troubled friend,.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Troubadour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Think It's Gone Forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf We're Not Back in Love By Monday (Unissued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRamblin' Fever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet Me Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Somebody to Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't Your Memory Got No Pride at All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Love for You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Graceland to Promised Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre You Lonesome Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Ghetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Be Cruel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Me Tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's All Right (Mama)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeartbreak Hotel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Suede Shoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerle's Farewell to Elvis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife of a Rodeo Cowboy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Been a Great Afternoon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Me When You Can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Won't Be Another Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Ain't No Good Chain Gang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Immigrant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMama I've Got to Go to Memphis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bull and the Beaver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Getting' High\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Bandana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDriftwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSing a Family Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGot Lonely Too Early This Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeaven Was a Drink of Wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can't Get Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Own Kind of Hat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Didn't Mean to Love You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoses in the Winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Must Done Something Bad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Way I Am\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWake Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSky-Bo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo One to Sing for (But the Band)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife's Just Not the Way It Used to Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere Have You Been\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Me Back and Try Me One More Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Makes No Difference Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Been So Long Darlin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisery and Gin (From the Original Soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarroom Buddies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Babe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Life's Been Grand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me Something Bad About Tulsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Keeps Hanging on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll in the Game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Can't I Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBleachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Don't Hurt Everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePennies from Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake-Up and Faded Blue Jeans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEver Changing Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Save the Wild Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeonard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want to Sober Up Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with the Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Break the Habit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay Your Hands on My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack to the Barrooms Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Paths May Never Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(I Don't Have) Any More Love Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want to Sober Up Tonight (Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Cocaine Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Come, Easy Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Come, Easy Go (Alt)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen God Comes and Gather His 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