This page looks at various best-of collections featuring country legend Merle Haggard. This is the fourth page of a larger discography, taking a quick look at this maverick country artist...
This page looks at various best-of collections featuring country legend Merle Haggard. This is the fourth page of a larger discography, taking a quick look at this maverick country artist...
Merle Haggard "Untamed Hawk: The Early Recordings" (Bear Family, 1995)
Five CDs and 133 songs charting Merle's explosive appearance on the Capitol label. This box set covers 1962-68, Haggard's first golden era. I haven't heard it, but I imagine it's pure gold for the true Haggard fan.
Merle Haggard "Down Every Road" (Capitol, 1996)
4-CD box set...
Merle Haggard "The Best Of Merle Haggard" (Capitol, 1968)
Merle Haggard "The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard" (Capitol, 1972)
Merle Haggard "Eleven Winners" (Capitol, 1978)
Merle Haggard "Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits" (MCA, 1982)
Merle Haggard "Merle Haggard Ð His Best" (MCA, 1985)
Merle Haggard "His Epic Hits Ð The First Eleven (To Be Continued)" (Epic, 1984)
Merle Haggard "Collector Series" (Capitol, 1990)
Merle Haggard "Vintage Collections" (Capitol, 1995)
Certainly no disappointment as far as a Merle best-of goes, but it's one of the least adventurous or enlightening discs in the Vintage series. It's basically interchangable with any other collection of Haggard's hits on Capitol.
Merle Haggard "Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology" (Razor & Tie, 1995)
A fine 2-CD anthology
Merle Haggard "The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years" (Sony-BMG/Epic Legacy, 2004)
Merle Haggard "Hag: The Best Of Merle Haggard" (Capitol, 2006)
Hick Music Index
Top photo credit: Norman Seeff, courtesy of Compendia Media.
