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Merle Haggard - If I Could Only Fly

Merle Haggard
If I Could Only Fly

At this point, Merle Haggard's musical territory is staked out and grazed to the nubbin: slow, sauntering ballads, up-tempo country boogie, occasionally a little Western swing. No string sections, no synths, no exclamation marks. Staying clear of the clotted, market-tested production of the Nashville A-team studio players seems to keep him alive; still, his recent records, self-produced and made in his own California studio, have been a bit plain, enshrining his time-ravaged voice with a bit too much open, untreated space. If I Could Only Fly, his first for the punk label Epitaph, is no different. But what a lyricist he still can be. All the songs emanate from a single persona, an aging,
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cloistered singer (Haggard is in his sixties) whose routine -- avoiding drugs, taking comfort from cushioned bus seats, being honest with his kids -- is all he has. In "Bareback," a song about surviving the road after the romance of it goes away, he warns a woman that she'd better look out for his comfort. But this isn't some male-chauvinist guffaw; it's about age, not sex, and it's so unromantic that by its sheer honesty it achieves tenderness. The album isn't quite Sinatra's September of My Years, but the man's songwriting control is exemplary. There's nothing mytho-poetic in boredom, and weariness is one of country's cliche themes, but Haggard finds a middle road that's unusual for country: self-acceptance, totally free of bluster or self-pity. (RS 852)

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What a drag it is getting old. Yes, the Rolling Stones sang that in "Mother's Little Helper," but Merle Haggard implies it with a truer grit in the opening song "Wishing All These Old Things Were New." When Outlaw Country's biggest star has to release new songs on an indie label, chances are they're gonna sound a bit salty.

Merle Haggard Records and CDs:
1996 20 Greatest Hits Back To The Barrooms Best Of Merle Haggard Big City Branded Man Eleven Winners Going Where The Lonely Go		Greatest Hits I'm A Lonesome Fugitive I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall If I Could Only Fly It's All In The Movies It's Been A Great Afternoon Let Me Tell You About A Song		Mama Tried My Farewell To Elvis Okie From Muskogee Pride In What I Am Rainbow Stew Live Ramblin' Fever Serving 190 Proof		Sing Me Back Home Someday We'll Look Back Strangers The Roots Of My Raising The Way I Am

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		Artist		Title	Condition	Format	Price USD [Change]	Seller	Location
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly Wishing All These Old Things Were Newhonky Tonky Mama</l Anit, 10/10/2000	Brand New	CD	$9.52	MusicImport	USA
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly E	NEW	CD	$11.98	HARD TO FIND	USA
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly Anti	NEW	CD	$12.58	GrooveNet	USA
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly Ati86593.2 new Copy/ Barcode: 45778659326 Releasedate: 10-10-2000 Style:country Title: If I Co Special Order		CD	$26.57	CDExpress	Netherl
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly	EX/EX	CD	$77.00	F-seventies	France
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly	EX/EX	CD	$139.65	Recsim	France
		Haggard Merle		If I Could Only Fly Epic 07400		7"	$4.00	Record Finde	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly 12 Songs 00	NEW	CD	$10.00	Horizons	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly All New Material, The First In Six Years, From Country Music Living Legend Merle Haggard. 12 Trac...	New	CD	$11.14	CDQuest	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Cd. Release Date: 10/10/2000. Us, Anit, 045778659326, 10/10/2000	NEW	CD	$12.11	SilverDisc	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Country	NEW	CD	$14.25	GrooveNet	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Usa, Anti/epitaph Special Order	New	CD	$15.69	CD Euroxpres	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, Records…): 1. International... Special Order	NEW/NEU! (	CD	$53.55	Total Recall	Germany
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Cassette New,never Played,sealed In Shrinkwrap Ships In Bubble Mailer Fast 1st Class Usa-airmail ...	New	Cassette	$6.59	STARBOUND	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Press Kit, Haggard, Merle: If I Could Only Fly, Original Label Issue Press Kit Which Includes Glo...	LIKE NEW	Press Kit	$21.00	Music Obsess	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly / Without You On My Side 7" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Epic:7400: This Is An Excellent 7" Single That We Will Ac Special Order	NEW	7"+CDR	$29.95	cdBBQ	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly Radio Special 61:00 Full Length Cd, Haggard, Merle: If I Could Only Fly Radio Special 61:00, Anti 86593/promo Issue/...	LIKE NEW	CD	$31.50	Music Obsess	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly/without You On My Side Canada, Epic, 34-07400	VG+	7"	$2.16	Airpower	Canada
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly/without You On My Side Usa, 87	EX	7"	$6.60	Beverly	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Could Only Fly/without You On My Side 7" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Ca Epic:3407400: This Is An Excellent 7" Single That We W Special Order	NEW	7"+CDR	$27.95	cdBBQ	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Had Left It Up To You / Okie From Mushogee 7" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Capitol:2626: This Is An Excellent 7" Single That We Will Special Order	NEW	7"+CDR	$32.95	cdBBQ	USA
		Haggard, merle		If I Had Left It Up To You / Okie From Muskogee 7" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Ca Capitol:2626: This Is An Excellent 7" Single That We W Special Order	NEW	7"+CDR	$31.95	cdBBQ	USA
		Haggard, merle & Willie Nelson		If I Could Only Fly / Without You On My Side 7" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Epic:7400: This Is An Excellent 7" Single That We Will Ac Special Order	NEW	7"+CDR	$28.95	cdBBQ	USA
		Haggard, merle & Willie Nelson		If I Could Only Fly/without You On My Side In Epic Sleeve Usa, Epic, 34-07400, 1987	VG	7"	$3.15	Silverball	USA
		Haggard, merle, & The Strangers		If I Had Left It Up To You / Okie From Muskogee Red & Orange Target Label Capitol 2626, Pd	VG+	45	$3.85	Krohn's Boul	USA

		Artist		Title	Condition	Format	Price USD [Change]	Seller	Location
		Merle Haggard		If I Could Only Fly Brand New From A Seller With A High Star Rating 10/10/2000	Brand New	CD	$9.41	EverCheap	USA
		Merle Haggard		If I Could Only Fly Year: 2000; Label: Anti; tracks: 1. Wishing All These Things Were New 3:20; 2. Honky Tonky Mama ...	Like New	CD	$9.70	SSM Music	USA
		Merle Haggard		If I Could Only Fly Status: Available (item May Ship Immediately) Label: Anti / Epitaph Catalog: 86593 Genre: Country... Special Order	New	CD	$15.59	VibrantSound	USA
		Merle Haggard		If I Could Only Fly Uk	EX/EX	CD	$23.04	Ear of the	UK
		Merle Haggard		If I Could Only Fly (cd Uk) 12 Track Promo (65932) Uk, Anti, 2000	NEW	CD	$8.29	Vinyl Tap	UK
		Merle Haggard (cd 2004)		If I Could Only Fly Near Mint Condition Cd Small Punch Hole Rear Paperwork Anti, 2000-10-10	Used; Good	CD	$7.95	Books Music	USA

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