Album
Mama Tried
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
1968 · Folk, World, & Country
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mama Tried is a Folk album by Merle Haggard And The Strangers, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 30 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
By the time Merle Haggard released <i>Mama Tried</i> in 1968, the assorted drunk, convict, and misanthropes that had populated his early songs had become a central theme. Haggard doesn’t make you feel bad for his sinners; in most case, he doesn’t even have them repent. If anything, what makes <i>Mama Tried</i> a classic is that Haggard forces his characters to stand as they are—without judgment, pity, gospel choir, or violin. The steady commitment to self-destruction that makes them interesting to encounter in art would make them impossible to handle in real life. .
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Tracklist
- 1Mama Tried2:13
- 2Green Green Grass of Home3:14
- 3Little Ole Wine Drinker Me2:39
- 4In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)2:46
- 5I Could Have Gone Right2:33
- 6I'll Always Know2:22
- 7The Sunny Side of My Life2:13
- 8Teach Me to Forget3:15
- 9Folsom Prison Blues2:49
- 10Run 'Em Off2:52
- 11You'll Never Love Me Now2:47
- 12Too Many Bridges to Cross Over2:27
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- twangy
- wistful
- southern
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- George French, Jr.PIANO
- Jerry WardBASS
- Norman HamletSTEEL GUITAR
- Roy Edward BurrisDRUMS
- Roy NicholsGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 30 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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