Amber Waves of Grain
1985 live album by Merle Haggard
Amber Waves of Grain | ||||
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Live album by Merle Haggard | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | Hollywood Star Theater | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 27:44 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Merle Haggard, Bob Montgomery | |||
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Amber Waves of Grain is a live album by American country music artist Merle Haggard with backing by The Strangers, released in 1985. It was Haggard's third live album in four years and was recorded at the Hollywood Star Theater. It features a mix of Haggard's big hits and other, more obscure tracks. The title cut, written by Freddy Powers, is a paean to the American farmer, in keeping with the spirit of the Willie Nelson-spearheaded Farm Aid benefit, as does "Tulare Dust" and "The Farmer's Daughter." The LP peaked at number 25 on the Billboard country albums chart.[1]
Title
The title comes from the line "For amber waves of grain," from the song "America the Beautiful".
Critical reception
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Track listing
- "Amber Waves of Grain" (Freddy Powers) – 3:49
- "Tulare Dust/Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) – 3:00
- "The Farmer's Daughter" (Haggard) – 2:51
- "The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home"(Haggard, Powers)/"Okie from Muskogee" (Haggard, Eddie Burris) – 3:44
- "Gone with the Wind" (Dennis Barney) – 2:02
- "I Wish Things Were Simple Again" (Haggard, Tommy Collins, Russell Pate) – 2:30
- "Workin' Man Blues" (Haggard)/"Always Late with Your Kisses" (Lefty Frizzell, Blackie Crawford) – 3:10
- "American Waltz" (John Greenebaum, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:09
Personnel
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar, fiddle
The Strangers:
- Roy Nichols – guitar
- Norm Hamlet – steel guitar
- Clint Strong – guitar
- Mark Yeary – keyboards
- Dennis Hromek – bass
- Biff Adams – drums
- Jim Belkin – fiddle
- Don Markham – horns
- Gary Church – horns
and:
- Reggie Young – guitar
- Don Potter – guitar
- Hoot Howler – fiddle
- Janie Fricke – backing vocals
- Tammy Wynette – backing vocals
- Donna Faye – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
References
- ^ a b "Amber Waves of Grain > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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- The Strangers
- Biff Adam
- Jimmy Belken
- Eddie Burris
- Gary Church
- Wayne Durham
- George French
- Dennis Hromek
- Don Markham
- Johnny Meeks
- Marcia Nichols
- Ronnie Reno
- Clint Strong
- Jim Tittle
- Jerry Ward
- Bobby Wayne
- Mark Yeary
- Strangers
- Swinging Doors ‡
- I'm a Lonesome Fugitive ‡
- Branded Man ‡
- Sing Me Back Home ‡
- The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde ‡
- Mama Tried ‡
- Pride in What I Am ‡
- Same Train, a Different Time ‡
- A Portrait of Merle Haggard ‡
- A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) ‡
- Hag ‡
- Someday We'll Look Back ‡
- Let Me Tell You About a Song ‡
- It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) ‡
- If We Make It Through December ‡
- Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album ‡
- Keep Movin' On ‡
- It's All in the Movies ‡
- My Love Affair with Trains ‡
- The Roots of My Raising ‡
- Ramblin' Fever
- A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today ‡
- My Farewell to Elvis
- I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
- Serving 190 Proof
- The Way I Am
- Back to the Barrooms
- Big City
- Going Where the Lonely Go
- That's the Way Love Goes
- It's All in the Game
- Kern River
- Out Among the Stars
- A Friend in California
- Chill Factor
- 5:01 Blues
- Blue Jungle
- 1994
- 1996
- If I Could Only Fly
- Roots, Volume 1
- The Peer Sessions
- Haggard Like Never Before
- Unforgettable
- Chicago Wind
- The Bluegrass Sessions
- I Am What I Am
- Working in Tennessee
- Songs I'll Always Sing
- Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits
- His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
- Down Every Road 1962–1994
- 16 Biggest Hits
- Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
- Okie from Muskogee ‡
- The Fightin' Side of Me ‡
- I Love Dixie Blues ‡
- Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium
- The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)
- Amber Waves of Grain
- The Land of Many Churches ‡
- Songs for the Mama That Tried
- Cabin in the Hills
- Two Old Friends (with Albert E. Brumley, Jr.)
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