40 #1 Hits

Clint Eastwood, Merle Haggard - 40 #1 Hits

40 #1 Hits
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Artist: Clint Eastwood, Merle Haggard
Brand: EMI
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-03-23
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Branded Man
  2. The Fugitive
  3. Mama Tried
  4. Sing Me Back Home
  5. The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
  6. Hungry Eyes
  7. Okie From Muskogee (Live)
  8. Workin' Man Blues
  9. The Fightin' Side Of Me
  10. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
  11. Carolyn
  12. Grandma Harp
  13. It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
  14. Everybody's Had The Blues
  15. I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me
  16. If We Make It Through December
  17. Old Man From The Mountain
  18. Things Aren't Funny Anymore
  19. Always Wanting You
  20. It's All In The Movies
Music CD 2
  1. Kentucky Gambler
  2. Movin' On
  3. Cherokee Maiden
  4. The Roots Of My Raising
  5. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
  6. I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall
  7. If We're Not Back In Love By Monday
  8. Bar Room Buddies
  9. My Favorite Memory
  10. Big City
  11. Yesterday's Wine
  12. Going Where The Lonely Go
  13. Pancho And Lefty
  14. You Take Me For Granted
  15. Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room
  16. Someday When Things Are Good
  17. That's The Way Love Goes
  18. A Place To Fall Apart
  19. Natural High
  20. Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star

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Music Review: Start your Merle Haggard collection here
Rating: 5 Stars

As I've explained in reviews of some older compilations of his music, it wasn't always easy to collect all Merle's classic songs that really mattered. The boxed set, Down every road, made that task very easy for those who could afford it. Now comes this double-CD containing forty of his most important songs. Some songs, now regarded as classics, were released only as B-sides, weren't released on singles at all, or didn't reach the top of the charts, so this set will not satisfy some diehard fans. Among the songs that do not qualify for inclusion here are Today I started loving you again, Silver wings, All my friends are gonna be strangers, Swinging doors, Bottle let me down and I take a lot of pride in what I am. Nevertheless, this is the strongest collection you're ever likely to find of Merle's music on a double-CD.

The set contains all 38 of his Billboard number one country hits, plus two that made number two. It may be that these two (If we're not back in love by Monday, I'm always on a mountain when I fall) made number one in some other chart - if not, the album title is inaccurate, but that doesn't affect the quality of the music, which covers his recordings for Capitol, MCA and Epic. Getting all three in one double-CD is a huge benefit to fans.

The tracks included here are the songs that established Merle's reputation and sustained it. Songs like Hungry eyes, Mama tried and Branded man tell of his troubled early life and coming to terms with it. Merle stood up for what he believed in with songs like Okie from Muskogee and Fighting side of me. He sang about overcoming hardship in Daddy Frank and If we make it through December. He sang of yearning in Always wanting you (apparently written about Dolly Parton), Big city and Sing me back home.

Merle sang some brilliant love songs including It's all in the movies, My favorite memory, That's the way love goes and A place to fall apart. He also recorded plenty of duets although only two of them qualified for this set, these being Yesterday's wine (with George Jones) and Pancho and Lefty (with Willie Nelson). Other classic songs feature here include Legend of Bonnie and Clyde, Working man blues, Old man from the mountain, Kentucky gambler, Moving on, Cherokee maiden and Roots of my raising.

This is the best introduction to Merle's music there is, unless you want to go for the boxed set. It contains nearly all the classic songs and the few it doesn't can be found easily if you want them.
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