1. Big City
2. Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
3. Someday When Things Are Good - Merle Haggard, Haggard, Merle
4. Yesterday's Wine - Merle Haggard, Nelson, W.
5. Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star
6. Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room
7. I Always Get Lucky With You - Merle Haggard, Church, Gary
8. That's the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard, Shafer, S.D.
9. Going Where the Lonely Go
10. A Place to Fall Apart - Merle Haggard, Haggard
11. I Had a Beautiful Time
12. My Favorite Memory
13. Pancho and Lefty - Merle Haggard, VanZandt, Townes
14. The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home
The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2004-08-31)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 2 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #55974
Avg. Customer Review:
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: The good times aren't over if you get this CD 2007-09-09
Comment: Merle Haggard is a country innovator and one of the originators of the Bakersfield Sound. If you enjoy classic country then you can't miss this CD. The best tracks on this CD are: Are The Good Times Really Over, Pancho And Lefty and The Okie From Muskogee's Comin' Home. Mr. Haggard is one of the very greatest Americana singers; right up there with Johnny Cash, Waylan Jennings, Conway Twitty and Mr. Willie Nelson.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: A Disappointment For Die-Hard Haggard Fans 2004-09-09
Comment: I love Sony/Legacy's "Essential" series and was really looking forward to the day they released an Essential Merle Haggard. That day has come and I am very disappointed. Granted, Haggard wasn't with Epic for very long, but this collection seems to be lacking a number of songs that could've been included ("Natural High" for one). I was expecting a double disc, remastered and loaded with Merle's Epic hits (heck, they don't all have to be hits, either!). This sad little collection is good for the remastered sound, but little else for die-hard fans.
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