Mama Tried [Limited Edition]

by Merle Haggard & the Strangers, Merle Haggard

Overview

Mama Tried is a typically fine late-'60s LP from Merle Haggard, comprised of a number of strong originals and several excellent covers. While "Mama Tried" stands out among Haggard's original material, "I'll Always Know" and "You'll Never Love Me Now" are both solid songs. Still, those two tracks pale next to the best covers on the record. Merle delivers "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me," "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)," "Teach Me to Forget," "Run 'Em Off" and "Too Many Bridges to Cross Over" with grit and an open, affecting honesty that makes Mama Tried one of Hag's best records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2009
Label:	Capitol Nashville / Capitol / Lct
UPC:	5099969816918
Rank:	5855

Tracks

1. Mama Tried
2. Green Green Grass of Home
3. Little Ole Wine Drinker
4. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
5. I Could Have Gone Right
6. I'll Always Know
7. The Sunny Side of My Life
8. Teach Me to Forget
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. Run em Off
11. You'll Never Love Me Now
12. Too Many Bridges to Cross Over

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Merle Haggard & the Strangers   Primary Artist
Merle Haggard   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Billy Mize   Guitar
James Burton   Guitar
Roy Nichols   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Red Simpson   Guitar
Norm Hamlet   Guitar (Steel)
Tommy Collins   Guitar
Glen Campbell   Guitar
Bob Morris   Bass
Howard Lowe   Bass

Technical Credits

Will Jennings   Composer
Dolly Parton   Composer
Jim Beavers   Producer
Mel Tillis   Composer
Merle Haggard   Composer
Mark Chalecki   Digital Remastering
Leon Payne   Composer
Hank Mills   Composer
Curly Putman   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Onie Wheeler   Composer
Dallas Frazier   Composer
Tommy "Snuff" Garrett   Composer
Mike Hoyer   Liner Notes
Dick Jennings   Composer
Tony Lee   Composer