Mama Tried
Merle Haggard · 1968
31 min · 12 tracks · country
A heartfelt blend of traditional country sounds with raw storytelling and emotional depth.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- heartfelt storytelling with emotional depth
- steady mid-tempo for relaxed listening
- short tracks for quick breaks
- nostalgic reflections on simpler times
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer fast-paced, energetic music
- seek complex arrangements and structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in January 1968, 'Mama Tried' was Merle Haggard's third studio album, coming shortly after his breakthrough with 'Branded Man' in 1967. This album solidified Haggard's role as a leading voice in the country genre during a transformative era for American music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Waylon Jennings· Johnny Cash· George Jones
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Mama Tried 2:12
- 2 Green Green Grass of Home 3:14
- 3 Little Ole Wine Drinker Me 2:38
- 4 In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) 2:45
- 5 I Could Have Gone Right 2:33
- 6 I’ll Always Know 2:22
- 7 The Sunny Side of My Life 2:11
- 8 Teach Me to Forget 3:15
- 9 Folsom Prison Blues 2:47
- 10 Run ’Em Off 2:51
- 11 You’ll Never Love Me Now 2:45
- 12 Too Many Bridges to Cross Over 2:24
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