Greatest Hits Of The 80's

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Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 31:46

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Icon: Merle Haggard

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There's never been a country music career anything like that of Merle Haggard. Launched soon after he was released from San Quentin, it presented him first as a reckless, paranoid, yet rather proud honky-tonk man, the electric guitar of Roy Nichols and the steel guitar of Norm Hamlin both reinforcing his workingman's grit. After discovering, through his prison songs, the value of autobiographical material, Haggard's writing grew even more personal, and more questioning. This led… more »

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Greatest Hits of the ’80s is a nice 10-track collection that covers many of Merle Haggard’s biggest hits for Epic Records, including “Chll Factor,” “Natural High,” “Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star,” “Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room,” and “I Had A Beautiful Time.” The rest of the songs are album tracks and concert favorites like “Yesterday’s Wine.” Though it isn’t a comprehensive retrospective of his Epic work, Greatest Hits of the ’80s remains a good overview and introduction of his latter-day career. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine