Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard

Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard is a compilation album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2006.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated that the album "may be the best single-disc representation of the man's music out there", calling the sound and the package "phenomenal" and concluding, "This is sure to turn anyone who is curious into a Haggard fan. And for those who have everything, this is just a killer mix." Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork said that it's a good introduction for those who are new to Haggard's work.

Track listing

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers

• Roy Nichols – lead guitar
• Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
• Tiny Moore – mandolin, fiddle
• Eldon Shamblin – guitar
• Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
• Gene Price – bass
• Gordon Terry – fiddle
• Bonnie Owens – vocals
• Ronnie Reno – guitar
• Bobby Wayne – guitar
• Marcia Nichols – guitar
• Clint Strong – guitar
• Mark Yeary – piano
• George French – piano
• Dennis Hromek – bass
• James Tittle – bass
• Johnny Meeks – bass
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Wayne Durham – bass
• Biff Adam – drums
• Eddie Burris – drums
• Don Markham – saxophone
• Jimmy Belkin – fiddle
• Gary Church – horns

References