Track Listing

1. Footlights
2. Got Lonely Too Early (This Morning)
3. Heaven Was a Drink of Wine
4. Driftwood
5. I Can't Get Away
6. Red Bandana
7. My Own Kind of Hat
8. I Must Have Done Something Bad
9. I Didn't Mean to Love You
10. Sing a Family Song
11. Roses in the Winter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31483 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

The best
Great CD. Most disappointing thing was when I got to see Merle live in San Antonio and he didn't play any of the songs from this CD. I think it is his very best stuff, better than most of his more well-known music. If you want some real country music, get this CD.

Great music, period.
Hag's voice has deepened by this album and he uses that instrument very well here. This recording is as artistically superior as his Capitol stuff, but with a different sound and different topics. The whole album fits together, from the theme of running from life and trying to forget one's problems, to memories (false or imagined?) of a loving childhood, to staring all the problems a man can have in the face and declaring that there'll be roses in the winter because love is all we have to have (though you know a tough road lies ahead). A great combination of songs, singing, and musicianship. That this is basically a bargain bin album tells you all you need to know about the state of country music today. This album deserves a remastered, deluxe version with liner notes for godsakes.

I love the Hag!
What?! Only three reviews of this beautiful record?! I think everyone should own this album. Merle Haggard is a true artist.