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