"Old Man from the Mountain" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1974 as the second single from the album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album. It was Haggard and The Strangers eighteenth number one on the country singles chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.[2]
| "Old Man from the Mountain" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | ||||
| from the album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album | ||||
| B-side | "Holding Things Together" | |||
| Released | June 3, 1974 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol 3900 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer(s) | Fuzzy Owen | |||
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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