A Portrait of Merle Haggard

A Portrait of Merle Haggard is an album by country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1969.

Two number one singles were contained on the album — "Workin' Man's Blues" and "Hungry Eyes" — both would become signature songs for Haggard.

Track listing

1. "Workin' Man Blues" (Haggard)
2. "What's Wrong With Stayin' Home" (Bob Morris)
3. "Silver Wings" (Haggard)
4. "Who Do I Know in Dallas" (Hank Cochran, Willie Nelson)
5. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy)
6. "Hungry Eyes" (Haggard)
7. "I Die Ten Thousand Times a Day" (Leon Payne)
8. "Every Fool Has a Rainbow" (Haggard)
9. "I Came So Close to Losing My Home" (Jimmie Davis, Ken Hunt)
10. "Montego Bay" (Hank Cochran, Glen Martin)

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
• James Burton – guitar, dobro
• Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
• Tommy Collins – guitar
• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Norman Hamlet – pedal steel guitar, dobro
• George French – piano
• Glen D. Hardin – piano
• Bob Morris – bass
• Leon Copeland – bass
• Howard Lowe – bass
• Roy Husky – bass
• Chuck Berghofer – bass
• James Gordon – drums
• Eddie Burris – drums
• Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

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