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Merle Haggard Pictures
Artist:
Merle Haggard
Origin:
United States, Bakersfield - CaliforniaUnited States
Born date:
April 6, 1937
Merle Haggard Album: «16 Biggest Hits»
Merle Haggard Album: «16 Biggest Hits» (Front side)
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  • Customers rating: (4.1 of 5)
  • Title:16 Biggest Hits
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Review - Amazon.com
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
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
- I shoulda consulted with Amazon!!

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??

Customer review
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- Great music, unfortunately all re-recordings.

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.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
- Outstanding sampling of Merle's long string of chart toppers

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.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- Merle sings the hits of yesteryear

A mature Merle Haggard looks back to his early hits in this CD that was mostly recorded in the mid-to-late '90s, nearly three decades after these songs were chart-toppers. His voice has a bit more whiskey and gravel in it, but is still that unique sound, often a sound of pain, that is purely Merle. These are tales of hardship and loneliness, and Merle has at one time or another in his life lived them. The song I always find to be a heartbreaker is "Hungry Eyes", where Merle's writing genius captures a story of need so vividly we can almost see it in our mind's eye. "Working Man Blues" is a great toe-tapper, as is "The Fightin' Side of Me", a song that expresses how many of us feel in the present time.

Most of the tracks have simple but excellent backing, but there is no recording info given as to who is in the band in the minimal liner notes.

There are three tracks that were previously released: Two from the "Big City" CD from 1981 (tracks # 13 and # 14) and one from the "Going Where the Lonely Go" from 1982 (track # 15).

This is a terrific CD, as long as one isn't expecting the original recordings; I appreciate the legendary Haggard at every stage of his long career...and this look back at his early work is wonderful...music that tells stories from a time long gone, but still so relevant today.

The sound for the most part is good and total playing time is 50'58.

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- merle haggard

good cd, but there were a few songs that could have been there but were not, but still recommend to merle lovers