That's the Way Love Goes [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Merle Haggard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Dcc Compact Classics
• ASIN: B00003O9IW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,061 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)

2. (I'm Gonna Paint Me) A Bed of Roses

3. Someday When Things Are Good

4. That's the Way Love Goes

5. Carryin' Fire

6. Don't Seem Like We've Been Together All Our Lives

7. If You Hated Me

8. Love Will Find You

9. The Last Boat of the Day

10. I Think I'll Stay

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reissue, September 7, 2000

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Michael Carley (San Joaquin Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's the Way Love Goes (Audio CD)

It's good to see this CD finally reissued. I hope they will do the same with others from Hag's catalog.

The two hit songs from this CD are "Someday when things are good" and the title track, "That's the way love goes". The latter won Hag his only Grammy, ironically, for a song he didn't write--it's an old Lefty Frizzell tune.

The other tracks are good as well. "Carryin' Fire" is the closest thing to an erotic song you'll hear from Hag. "Last boat of the day" is a sweet song about a long distance love affair.

The mood of this CD is not as downbeat or pessimistic as the Amazon review would lead you to believe. Rather, I would describe it as bittersweet. Hag was writing and singing about the end of his marriage, it's true, but it's from the perspective of someone who has been through it all before, and seems to know he will go through it again. The title track sets the mood with that theme, and the rest of the album supports it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album ever for the Hag, December 12, 2001

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"spraydoc" (Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's the Way Love Goes (Audio CD)

I bought this when it came out, and just recently fired up the old turntable and gave it a listen. It doesn't have an era, it's timeless, just as magic as the first time I heard it. I'm talking the whole album here... there is not a weak point on it. The instrumentation reflects off that great throat of Merle's and it really " Must have been Magic " . This album has more feelings overall than any other of Merle's... now I know there are singles, and some albums have numerous songs that come close, but not the whole package. Buy this one if you've got any emotion at all!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haggard 's Best, March 5, 2004

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Earl L Laughlin (Grants Pass, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's the Way Love Goes (Audio CD)

First Heard This Album In 1984, Loved It Then And Still Do,
Best Down To Earth Album Merle Haggard Has Recorded In My Opinion