Mama Tried/Pride In What I Am

Merle Haggard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 1968
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000E5LFFK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,303 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sing Me Back Home (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

2. Look Over Me (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

3. The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

4. Wine Takes Me Away (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

5. If You See My Baby (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

6. Where Does The Good Times Go (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

7. I'll Leave The Bottle On The Bar (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

8. My Past Is Present (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

9. Home Is Where A Kid Grows Up (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

10. Mom And Dad's Waltz (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

11. Good Times (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

12. Seeing Eye Dog (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

13. The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

14. Is This The Beginning Of The End? (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

15. Love Has A Mind Of Its Own (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

16. The Train Never Stops (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

17. Fool's Castle (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

18. Will You Visit Me On Sundays? (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

19. My Ramona (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

20. Today I Started Loving You Again (24-Bit Digitally Remastered)

See all 25 tracks on this disc

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Sing Me Back Home/Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde by Merle Haggard

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely fine work from good Ole' Merley Haggard!, April 4, 2006

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GeorgiaRockin'Roller - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mama Tried/Pride In What I Am (Audio CD)

These two albums are finally on one cd. I call him Merle'd Haggard, but it don't matter two flicks of a dime because these 2 albums, which are his originally 8th & 9th recorded albums, are priceless and every song on this single disk is a treasure. I am particularly glad that they put the bonus track "White Line Fever" on here. It is a great tune, and although on other cds it has been hard for me to find. A fine bonus tune indeed. There's a treasure trove of other bonuses on this cd that have never been released in addition to this. Another bonus that particulary touched me was "You're Not Home Yet", which you'll have to listen to to see how beautiful it is.
There are also covers of other people songs on here such as Porter's "Green Green Grass Of Home" and Johnny's "Folsom Prison Blues" which are sung with deep passion. If you don't like covers don't let that hinder you from getting this because if you like the Hag like I do you'll understand the feeling he puts into any and all of songs, especially being in prison when Johnny Cash played "Folsom Prison Blues". This is a real good buy for 29 songs that define a genre of music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Quality compilation, December 3, 2006

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Elliot Knapp (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mama Tried/Pride In What I Am (Audio CD)

The third of five 2 on 1 early Merle reissues finds Merle at the mill cranking out some of his classic Bakersfield country. Of the two records on this compilation, Mama Tried is by far the most classic, but Pride in What I Am holds up quite solidly as one of Merle's reliable, laid-back folky country albums.

Mama Tried starts off with the classic title track--Merle always does well with semi-autobiographical material about prison life and disappointment, and the lively background singing is one of those golden elements to Merle's sound. "Green Green Grass of Home" is another well-interpreted cover from Merle which far outshines Tom Jones' version for its authenticity and emotion. The joyride feel of "Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me" is another great cover, as is Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." "I'll Always Know" is interesting--sounds somewhat like a 50's pop rock and roll song more than characteristic Haggard. "Sunny Side of My Life" and "Too Many Bridges" are great up-tempo tunes, and the back-porch sound of "Run 'em Off" is another classic. Basically, on Mama Tried, Merle takes his classic formula of pedal steel, high-energy vocal arrangements, and excellent material to turn in one of the best albums of his early career, chock full of classics.

Pride In What I Am is solid, to be sure, but doesn't shine quite as brightly as the often up-tempo Mama Tried. The title track is certainly a classic, and it sounds less characteristically Bakersfield. This album has more ballads, like "It Meant Goodbye to Me ... " and "Keep Me From Crying Today," and some Spanish-influence like on "I Just Want to Look at You One More Time." The slower tracks are good, but aren't as heartwrenching as some of Merle's finest ballads (although "Skid Row" is pretty classic), so the album feels a little slower than some others. However, there are a couple of great romps like "I'm Bringing Home Good News" and "I Think We're Living in the Good Old Days" that prove that even if a Merle Haggard album wasn't one of his very best, it's still pretty damn good. The driving tune "White Line Fever" is another great addition as a bonus track to this reissue.

Overall, this 2fer is carried by Mama Tried, the stronger of the two for its covers and originals and a truly classic Merle album. Pride in What I Am is a great solid effort and sounds really good in addition to the essential listening of Mama Tried, so this is well worth the buy. If you're new to Merle, this one would be a good choice to start with because of Mama Tried, but don't stop here--the other reissues are spectacular as well!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Oldies still Rule, July 12, 2009

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Mitch Mckinney "Mitch McKinney" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mama Tried/Pride In What I Am (Audio CD)

MH makes you feel like a kid again. The CD I bought was in perfect condition and on time. Thanx AMAZON