On October 3, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Mama Tried”, the seventh Merle Haggard and the Strangers studio album. It was recorded February – March, 1968, ay “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson. In 1999, the album title song won the “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”.

Personnel:

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

• Roy Nichols – guitar
• Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
• George French – piano
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Eddie Burris – drums

• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Tommy Collins – guitar
• Billy Mize – guitar
• Glen Campbell – guitar
• James Burton – guitar
• Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.

1. Mama Tried
2. Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman
3. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – Dick Jennings, Hank Mills
4. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) – Dolly Parton
5. I Could Have Gone Right – Mel Tillis
6. I’ll Always Know
7. The Sunny Side of Me
8. Teach Me to Forget – Leon Payne
9. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
10. Run ‘Em Off – Troy Martin, Onie Wheeler
11. You’ll Never Love Me Now
12. Too Many Bridges to Cross Over – Dallas Frazier