If I Could Only Fly

by Merle Haggard

If I Could Only Fly cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 October 2000
  • Label: Epitaph
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:46
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released unexpectedly through the punk-oriented Anti- imprint, the legendary country songwriter delivers one of the most acclaimed albums of his late career. 'If I Could Only Fly' strips away slick Nashville production in favor of a warm, profoundly intimate acoustic sound. The deeply introspective songwriting focuses heavily on family, mortality, and the realities of ageing, reasserting his status as a masterful storyteller.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, ageing

Tracklist

  1. Wishing All These Old Things Were New (3:20)
  2. Honky Tonk Mama (3:07)
  3. Turn To Me (3:11)
  4. If I Could Only Fly (4:59)
  5. Crazy Moon (2:07)
  6. Bareback (2:13)
  7. (Think About A) Lullaby (2:25)
  8. I'm Still Your Daddy (2:55)
  9. Proud To Be Your Old Man (2:26)
  10. Leavin's Getting Harder (2:10)
  11. Thanks To Uncle John (2:43)
  12. Listening (To The Wind) (4:10)

Credits

  • Merle Haggard - primary artist, vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Abe Manuel - accordion, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, harmony vocals, harp, mandolin, percussion, written-by
  • Eddie Curtis - bass
  • Biff Adam - drums
  • Terry Domingue - drums, percussion
  • Joe Manuel - guitar
  • Randy Mason - guitar
  • Redd Volkaert - guitar

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