Merle Haggard - 40 #1 Hits
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Track List: 40 #1 Hits
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Album Details: 40 #1 Hits
- Release Date:
- 03/23/2004
- Label:
- Capitol
- UPC:
- 724359562728
User Reviews: 40 #1 Hits
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The Hag
, March 17, 2004Reviewer: musicmanaustex - See all musicmanaustex's reviews
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Pro Reviews: 40 #1 Hits
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews With a title like 40 1 Hits it's easy to assume that the collection will contain nothing but number one hits, whether it's from the Billboard charts or Cash Box, and it's also easy to assume that it would contain all of an artist's number one hits. In the case of Merle Haggard's doubledisc 2004 collection, neither is true. Using just the Billboard charts as a guide which is an assumption, since the liner notes do not specify which charts are used, but Billboard is the standardbearer singles like "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" and "If We're Not Back in Love By Monday" did not top the charts, and singles like "What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana" that did reach number one are absent. Still, these are exceptions to the numberone rule, three of only a handful on this collection. Besides, quibbling about whether tracks reached number one or not doesn't matter to the average audience, who will view 40 1 Hits as an excellent crosssection of Hag's biggest and best material, and the only compilation outside of the classic Down Every Road box set to draw from his three main record labels: Capitol, MCA and Epic. Not all the great songs are here, but nearly every song here is great, from 1967's "Branded Man" to 1988's "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star." Razor Tie's The Lonesome Fugitive remains the best compilation of Haggard at his peak and Down Every Road the most comprehensive set, but this occupies a middle ground between the two, offering a thorough overview of Merle's long career as a country hitmaker, and it's a terrific listen to boot. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Merle Haggard Biography
As a performer and a songwriter, Merle Haggard was the most important country artist to emerge in the 1960s. Haggard became one of the leading figures of the Bakersfield country scene in the '60s. While his music remained hardcore country, he pushed ...Full Merle Haggard Biography
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