The Roots of My Raising is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released in 1976. It was his third release in 1976 and his last on the Capitol label until his return in 2004. It reached number 8 on the Billboard country albums chart.
The album includes Haggard's last #1 hit of the decade, "Cherokee Maiden," a song written by Cindy Walker. It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching #1.[1] The Tommy Collins-written title track had also gone to #1, Haggard's ninth consecutive chart topper stretching back to 1973 and twenty-third number one overall. The album also features material originally recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell, two of Haggard's biggest musical influences.
Thom Jurek of AllMusic enthuses that Haggard's final Capitol album was "a hell of a way to go out" and calls "What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana," "one of Haggard's most overlooked gems."[2] In his essay for the 1994 Haggard box set Down Every Road, music journalist Daniel Cooper observes, "While the #1 hits had not dried up for Merle, and while he still had the power to slay on isolated non-hits like 'What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana,' his overall output the last years on Capitol had started to sound a bit uninspired."[3]
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
^ abJurek, Thom. "The Roots of My Raising > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^Down Every Road 1962–1994 compilation album. Liner notes by Daniel Cooper
October 23, 2023
roots, raising, twenty, first, studio, album, american, country, music, singer, merle, haggard, strangers, released, 1976, third, release, 1976, last, capitol, label, until, return, 2004, reached, number, billboard, country, albums, chart, studio, album, merle. The Roots of My Raising is the twenty first studio album by American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers released in 1976 It was his third release in 1976 and his last on the Capitol label until his return in 2004 It reached number 8 on the Billboard country albums chart The Roots of My RaisingStudio album by Merle Haggard and The StrangersReleasedNovember 1976GenreCountryLabelCapitolProducerKen Nelson Fuzzy OwenMerle Haggard and The Strangers chronologyMy Love Affair with Trains 1976 The Roots of My Raising 1976 Songs I ll Always Sing 1977 Contents 1 History 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Chart positions 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe album includes Haggard s last 1 hit of the decade Cherokee Maiden a song written by Cindy Walker It spent 11 weeks on the charts reaching 1 1 The Tommy Collins written title track had also gone to 1 Haggard s ninth consecutive chart topper stretching back to 1973 and twenty third number one overall The album also features material originally recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell two of Haggard s biggest musical influences Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Thom Jurek of AllMusic enthuses that Haggard s final Capitol album was a hell of a way to go out and calls What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana one of Haggard s most overlooked gems 2 In his essay for the 1994 Haggard box set Down Every Road music journalist Daniel Cooper observes While the 1 hits had not dried up for Merle and while he still had the power to slay on isolated non hits like What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana his overall output the last years on Capitol had started to sound a bit uninspired 3 Track listing Edit The Roots of My Raising Tommy Collins What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana Dave Kirby Waltz You Saved for Me Gus Kahn Wayne King Emil Flindt Walk on the Outside Kirby Chuck Howard Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers Roy E Hall Cherokee Maiden Cindy Walker Am I Standing in Your Way Merle Haggard Colorado Kirby I Never Go Around Mirrors Lefty Frizzell Sanger D Shafer Mississippi Delta Blues Rodgers Jack Neville Personnel EditMerle Haggard vocals guitarThe Strangers Roy Nichols lead guitar Norman Hamlet steel guitar dobro Tiny Moore mandolin Eldon Shamblin guitar Ronnie Reno guitar Mark Yeary piano James Tittle bass Biff Adam drums Don Markham saxophoneWith Dave Kirby guitar Bobby Wayne guitar Dennis Hromek bass Johnny Gimble fiddleand Hargus Pig Robbins piano organ Glen D Hardin pianoChart positions EditYear Chart Position1977 Billboard Country albums 8References Edit Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006 Second edition Record Research p 147 a b Jurek Thom The Roots of My Raising gt Review AllMusic Retrieved February 23 2015 Down Every Road 1962 1994 compilation album Liner notes by Daniel Cooper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Roots of My Raising amp oldid 1145827727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
