10 Great Songs

RELEASE
July 03, 2012
LABEL
Capitol
GENRES
Country, Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Western Swing Revival

Album Review

Capitol's budget-line 2012 compilation 10 Great Songs does indeed contain ten great songs Merle Haggard recorded for Capitol Records in the '60s and '70s. Highlights here include the immortal "Okie from Muskogee," "Mama Tried," "The Fightin' Side of Me," "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive," "If We Make It Through December," and "Carolyn." Sure, Hag had more than ten great songs for Capitol -- "Swinging Doors" and "The Bottle Let Me Down" are absent, for instance -- but it's hard to argue with what's here and it's hard to argue with the price.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Okie From Muskogee
  2. Mama Tried
  3. Workin' Man Blues
  4. If We Make It Through December
  5. Carolyn
  6. The Fightin' Side Of Me
  7. It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
  8. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
  9. Soldier's Last Letter
  10. Silver Wings