Strangers
by Merle Haggard
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 September 1965
- Label: Capitol
- Country: United States
- Length: 28:30
- Community rating: 3.38/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as his debut studio album, 'Strangers' introduces Merle Haggard's stark, unvarnished storytelling and rich baritone voice to the broader country music landscape. Backed by the stinging telecaster twang that defined the Bakersfield Sound, the record immediately established a gritty, working-class counterpoint to the slickly produced Nashville mainstream. The title track became his first major hit and a foundational country standard.
Genres
Tracklist
- (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers (2:29)
- Falling For You (2:18)
- Please Mr. D.J. (2:26)
- You Don't Have Far To Go (2:31)
- Sing A Sad Song (2:35)
- Sam Hill (2:28)
- I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (2:00)
- You Don't Even Try (2:17)
- If I Had Left It Up To You (2:24)
- I'd Trade All Of My Tomorrows (2:31)
- The Worst Is Yet To Come (2:41)
- Walking The Floor Over You (1:45)
Credits
- Merle Haggard - primary artist, written-by
- Bob Morris - bass [uncredited]
- Bobby Austin - bass [uncredited]
- Cliff Hils - double bass [uncredited]
- Helen Price - drums [uncredited]
- Gene Moles - guitar [uncredited]
- Phil Baugh - guitar [uncredited]
- Roy Nichols - guitar [uncredited]