I Threw Away the Rose
| "I Threw Away the Rose" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | ||||
| from the album Branded Man | ||||
| B-side | "Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" | |||
| Released | February 27, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | ||||
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"I Threw Away the Rose" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in February 1967 as the first single from the album Branded Man. The song peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles.[1] In 1994 Lorrie Morgan recorded a version of the song which replaced the "I" in the lyrics with "you", changing it from a self-referential song to a song about someone else, for the Merle Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard.
Personnel
[edit]- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
- Roy Nichols – guitar
- Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
- George French – piano
- Jerry Ward – bass
- Eddie Burris – drums
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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