The Roots of My Raising
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The Roots of My Raising is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1976. It was his third release in 1976 and his last on the Capitol label until his return in 2004. The title track and "Cherokee Maiden" both reached Number 1 on the Country singles chart.[2]
Track listing
- "The Roots of My Raising" (Tommy Collins)
- "What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana" (Dave Kirby)
- "Waltz You Saved for Me" (Gus Kahn, Wayne King, Emil Flindt)
- "Walk on the Outside" (Kirby, Chuck Howard)
- "Gambling Polka Dot Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Roy E. Hall)
- "Cherokee Maiden" (Cindy Walker)
- "Am I Standing in Your Way" (Merle Haggard)
- "Colorado" (Kirby)
- "I Never Go Around Mirrors" (Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer)
- "Mississippi Delta Blues" (Rodgers, Jack Neville)
Chart positions
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1977 |
Billboard Country albums |
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The Strangers: Roy Nichols • Norman Hamlet • Biff Adam • Dennis Hromek • Bobby Wayne
Marcia Nichols · Eddie Burris · George French · Jerry Ward
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Gospel albums |
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Holiday albums |
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The Strangers albums |
Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers · Introducing My Friends The Strangers · Getting to Know Merle Haggard's Strangers · Honky Tonkin' · Totally Instrumental (With One Exception...)
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Singles |
1960s
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1970s
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1980s – 1990s
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Compilations |
The Best of Merle Haggard · Close-Up · The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard · Songs I'll Always Sing · Eleven Winners · The Way It Was in '51 · Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits · His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) · His Best · His Greatest and His Best · The Lonesome Fugitive · Untamed Hawk · Vintage Collections · Down Every Road · Yesterday's Wine 1981-1988 · A&E Biography · 16 Biggest Hits · For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits · Merle Haggard's Train Whistle Blues · 20 Greatest Hits · David Allan Coe Presents · 40 #1 Hits · The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years · Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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