Swinging Doors

Swinging Doors is an album by country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1966. The album is sometimes called Swinging Doors and The Bottle Let Me Down, although the second half of this title is actually an advertisement for the other big single on the album ("The Bottle Let Me Down") besides the title track. The real title is highlighted in blue, corresponding with Merle's name.

Track listing

All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted.

1. "Swinging Doors" – 2:51
2. "If I Could Be Him" – 2:51
3. "The Longer You Wait" – 2:18
4. "I'll Look You Over" – 2:07
5. "I Can't Stand Me" – 2:16
6. "The Girl Turned Ripe" – 2:17
7. "The Bottle Let Me Down" – 2:45
8. "No More You and Me" – 2:18
9. "Somebody Else You've Known" – 2:07
10. "High on a Hilltop" (Tommy Collins) – 2:58
11. "This Town's Not Big Enough" (Liz Anderson, Donna Austin) – 2:43
12. "Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)" – 2:20

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
• James Burton – guitar, dobro
• Glen Campbell – guitar
• Roy Nichols – guitar
• Phil Baugh – guitar
• Jack Collier – guitar
• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
• George French – piano
• Glen D. Hardin – piano
• Bob Morris – bass
• Bert Dodson – bass
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Helen "Peaches" Price – drums
• Billy Mize – harmony vocals
• Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

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