Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home
Merle haggard performing sing me back home lyrics.
Merle haggard sing me back home. It was released in november 1967 as the first single and title track from the album sing me back home the song was merle haggard and the strangers third number one. The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom and i stood up to say good bye like all the rest an. Sing me back home is a song written and recorded by american country music artist merle haggard and the strangers.
Best live version 1978 austin texas. A e a could i hear it once before you move along won t you chorus a e d a sing me back home with a song i used to hear a e make my old memories come alive a e d a take me away and turn back the years a e a sing me back home before i die a e d a sing me back home before i die. At the time of the album s release life stated that the title track could be a top 40 hit tomorrow if the big city stations would play it stephen thomas erlewine of allmusic writes.
Sing me back home with a song i used to hear make my old memories come alive take me away and turn back the years sing me back home before i die i recall last sunday morning a choir from off the street came in to sing a few old gospel songs and i heard him tell the singers there s a song my mama sang could i hear it once before you move along. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of 17 weeks on the country chart. Sing me back home was released on january 2 1968 and became haggard s second straight number one album.
Capitol records st 2951 merle ronald haggard april 6 1937 april 6 2016 was a. From the 1978 merle haggard album live from austin tx available now on cd and dvd.