Songs I'll Always Sing is a two-record compilation album by American country music singer and songwriter Merle Haggard, released in 1977.[1][2] It reached No. 15 on the US Country Charts.[3] The album collects many of Haggard's best known recordings during his successful run at Capitol Records, including nine of his twenty-four No. 1 hits, dating back to 1966.
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote in his review: "Though many compilations have followed it since it was first released in 1976, Songs I'll Always Sing remains one of the definitive Merle Haggard compilations. Relying not only on hit singles, the 20-track double-album set features a number of album tracks and obscurities - such as 'Love and Honor,' 'Silver Wings,' 'Honky Tonk Night Time Man,' 'Things Aren't Funny Anymore,' and 'I Forget You Every Day' - which give a more rounded and accurate picture of Hag's classic Capitol recordings."[4]
In 2002, Rolling Stone listed Songs I'll Always Sing as the 42nd "coolest" album of all time.[8]Salt Lake City Weekly deemed it "one of the single-best country records available."[9]
Track listing
All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted.
