Running Kind
| "Running Kind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | ||||
| from the album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today | ||||
| B-side | "Making Believe" | |||
| Released | January 9, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen | |||
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Running Kind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Radney Foster | ||||
| from the album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard | ||||
| B-side | "Silver Wings" (Pam Tillis)[1] | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Radney Foster singles chronology | ||||
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"Running Kind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1978 as the second and final single from the album, A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 10 on the Canadian country singles chart.[2] The song was later covered by Radney Foster for the Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard. Foster's version was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at number 64 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1] Johnny Cash also covered the song with Tom Petty on the Unearthed box set.
Personnel
[edit]- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
- Roy Nichols – lead guitar
- Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
- Tiny Moore – mandolin
- Ronnie Reno – guitar
- Mark Yeary – piano
- James Tittle – bass
- Biff Adam – drums
- Don Markham – saxophone
Chart performance
[edit]Merle Haggard
[edit]| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
Radney Foster
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 64 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Radney Foster Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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