Branded Man is a Folk album by Merle Haggard, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- twangy
- nostalgic
- storytelling
About
Branded Man is the fourth studio album by country music singer Merle Haggard and the Strangers. It was released on Capitol Records in 1967. After a troubled youth that saw him in and out of youth reformatories, Haggard was finally sent to Bakersfield jail for a bungled robbery and, after an escape attempt, transferred to San Quentin prison on February 21, 1958. He was released in 1960. By 1967, he was on the cusp of country stardom when he hit #1 on the country singles chart with the Liz Anderson composition "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive." Understandably, Haggard was concerned about .
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Tracklist
- 1Branded Man3:07
- 2Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive2:35
- 3Don't Get Married2:30
- 4Somewhere Between3:06
- 5You Don't Have Very Far to Go2:19
- 6Gone Crazy2:03
- 7I Threw Away the Rose3:21
- 8My Hands Are Tied2:18
- 9Some of Us Never Learn2:41
- 10Long Black Limousine3:14
- 11Go Home2:35
- 12I Made the Prison Band2:29
Credits
Performers
- Jerry WardBASS
- Leon CopelandBASS
- Jim GordonDRUMS
- Roy Edward BurrisDRUMS
- Billy MizeGUITAR
- Glen CampbellGUITAR
- James BurtonGUITAR
- Lewis TalleyGUITAR
- Merle HaggardGUITAR VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Roy NicholsGUITAR
- Shorty MullinsGUITAR
- Tommy CollinsGUITAR
- George French, Jr.PIANO
- Glen HardinPIANO
- Ralph MooneySTEEL GUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold