In early 2006, roughly in time for the 40th anniversary of Merle Haggard's debut album, Capitol Nashville launched an ambitious Haggard catalog project, reissuing ten albums as a series of five two-fers, each adorned with bonus tracks. All these albums had been reissued before, either stateside by Capitol or Koch or in the U.K. by EMI or BGO, but they've never have been given such an excellent treatment as they are here. The albums are paired together in logical, chronological order, the 24-bit digital remastering gives these recordings the best sound they've ever had, the front cover artwork is reproduced for each album on a two-fer, and the liner notes are candid and detailed.
26 Songs
- “Hag”:
- SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER
- SHELLY'S WINTER LOVE
- JESUS, TAKE A HOLD
- I CAN'T BE MYSELF
- I'M A GOOD LOSER
- THE SIDEWALKS OF CHICAGO
- NO REASON TO QUIT
- IF YOU'VE GOT TIME (TO SAY GOODBYE)
- THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER
- I'VE DONE IT ALL
- Bonus Tracks:
- I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (previously unreleased)
- I'LL BE A HERO (WHEN I STRIKE)
- TROUBLE IN MIND
- “Someday We'll Look Back”:
- SOMEDAY WE'LL LOOK BACK
- TRAIN OF LIFE
- ONE SWEET HELLO
- ONE ROW AT A TIME
- BIG TIME ANNIE'S SQUARE
- I'D RATHER BE GONE
- CALIFORNIA COTTONFIELDS
- CAROLYN
- TULARE DUST
- HUNTSVILLE
- THE ONLY TROUBLE WITH ME
- Bonus Tracks:
- SPANISH TWO STEP
- WORRIED, UNHAPPY, LONESOME AND SORRY
