16 Biggest Hits

Merle Haggard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000009CZT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #65 in Music > Country > Classic Country > Bakersfield Sound
  • #87 in Music > Country > Western Swing

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Hag went into the studio in October 1994 to rerecord his Capitol classics of the 1960s and early 1970s. Thirteen of these 16 cuts come from that session--perfectly fine versions, but not the original versions--while three early-1980s Epic recordings round out the collection. Still, fans who want to hear the Capitol chestnuts in their original form should strongly consider the outstanding two-CD Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology. --Marc Greilsamer

Product Description

Nothin' but must-have classics by one the great icons of modern country music. Includes his #1s Okie from Muskogee; Mama Tried; Daddy Frank; The Fightin' Side of Me; Branded Man; Big City; I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink; Workin' Man Blues; Hungry Eyes , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I shoulda consulted with Amazon!!, November 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Audio CD)

I picked up this CD in a store and when I got it home, realized that instead of the original versions of his hits, we have re-hashed re-recordings from 1994! What a let down! I was expecting the old classics recorded with the Strangers! Shame on Sony Music for not labeling this collection on it's outer package for what it is. Thank you Amazon for honestly describing the contents on your website!

Anyone want a slightly-used Merle Haggard CD??

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great music, unfortunately all re-recordings., December 26, 2000

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J. W. Brown "Book Nut & Gun Troll" (Charlestown, Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Audio CD)

I've been a Merle Haggard fan all my life and this CD is about as great as he gets. But, if you want the original recordings of these hits, look elsewhere.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still great after all these years..., June 16, 2004

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Audio CD)

I withhold one star from this because these tracks were all recorded in October, 1994, although the original singles were released in the '60's, 70's and 80's. That said, it is still a fine one-disc collection of SOME of Merle's best. His voice was still great in '94, and the man knows how to write a song and put one over. "Lonesome Fugitive" and "Branded Man" and "Sing Me Back Home" and "Fightin' Side of Me" and "Big City" are all great. "Mama Tried" is universal. There is a two-CD collection just released earlier this year (2004) which probably represents the artist more completely, but if you find this one at a good price, it should please all his fans. Merle sings "Working Man Blues" on this disc, and I have tickets to see him perform on July 3rd. Check out his website and you'll see he works a heck of a lot for an old geezer born in 1937 (seven years older than I am!) He is one of country's greatest singers, along with Jones and Cash and Nelson, and still has something to say to music fans young enough to be his grandchildren.