Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard

Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
Compilation album by Merle Haggard
Released	2006
Recorded	1966–2005
Genre	Country
Length	77:02
Label	Capitol
Producer	Various

Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard is a compilation album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.8

Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated that the album "may be the best single-disc representation of the man's music out there", calling the sound and the package "phenomenal" and concluding, "This is sure to turn anyone who is curious into a Haggard fan. And for those who have everything, this is just a killer mix." Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork said that it's a good introduction for those who are new to Haggard's work.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Bottle Let Me Down"	2:47
2.	"Branded Man"	3:06
3.	"Sing Me Back Home"	2:48
4.	"The Legend of Bonnie And Clyde"	2:04
5.	"Today I Started Loving You Again"	2:21
6.	"Mama Tried"	2:12
7.	"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am"	2:47
8.	"I'm Bringin' Home Good News"	2:47
9.	"Hungry Eyes"	3:27
10.	"Workin' Man Blues"	2:34
11.	"Silver Wings"	2:43
12.	"Okie From Muskogee"	2:42
13.	"The Fightin' Side of Me"	2:52
14.	"Someday We'll Look Back"	2:29
15.	"If We Make It Through December"	2:41
16.	"Things Aren't Funny Anymore"	2:41
17.	"Honky Tonk Night Time Man"	2:39
18.	"Old Man From The Mountain"	2:20
19.	"Living With The Shades Pulled Down"	2:58
20.	"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"	4:31
21.	"Big City"	3:00
22.	"Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson)	4:47
23.	"I'm leaving Now" (with Johnny Cash)	3:07
24.	"Runaway Mama"	4:08
25.	"That's the News"	2:34
26.	"She Ain't Hooked On Me No More" (with Toby Keith)	3:36

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers

• Roy Nichols – lead guitar
• Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
• Tiny Moore – mandolin, fiddle
• Eldon Shamblin – guitar
• Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
• Gene Price – bass
• Gordon Terry – fiddle
• Bonnie Owens – vocals
• Ronnie Reno – guitar
• Bobby Wayne – guitar
• Marcia Nichols – guitar
• Clint Strong – guitar
• Mark Yeary – piano
• George French – piano
• Dennis Hromek – bass
• James Tittle – bass
• Johnny Meeks – bass
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Wayne Durham – bass
• Biff Adam – drums
• Eddie Burris – drums
• Don Markham – saxophone
• Jimmy Belkin – fiddle
• Gary Church – horns