Chicago Wind (Merle Haggard album)
Encyclopedia
Chicago Wind is an album by American
country
singer and songwriter
Merle Haggard
. This album was released on October 25, 2005 on the Capitol Nashville label. It peaked at number 54 on the Billboard
Top Country Album charts. A video was made for the track "America First."
United States
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country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
. This album was released on October 25, 2005 on the Capitol Nashville label. It peaked at number 54 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top Country Album charts. A video was made for the track "America First."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Merle Haggard; except where indicated- "Chicago Wind" – 4:08
- "Where's All the Freedom" – 3:22
- "White Man Singin' the Blues" – 3:47
- "Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go" (Roger MillerRoger MillerRoger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
) – 3:38 - "What I've Been Meaning to Say" – 2:36
- "Mexico" – 3:11
- "Honky Tonk Man" (Blackwell) – 3:04
- "America First" – 2:43
- "It Always Will Be" (Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) – 4:01 - "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (Blinn, Moore) – 3:38
- "Some of Us Fly" (with Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
) – 6:38
Personnel
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
- Thom BreshThom BreshThom Bresh is a country music singer. He is the biological son of Merle Travis.Bresh did not begin his music career until his adult years. From age 3 to age 17, he worked as an actor and stuntman at Corriganville, where such programs as The Lone Ranger and the Billy the Kidd trilogy were filmed...
– acoustic guitar - Doug Colosio – keyboards
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin
- Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
– bass - Don Markham – trumpet
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– electric guitar - Alti Ovarsson – piano
- Herb PedersenHerb PedersenHerb Pedersen is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different...
– banjo, background vocals - Mike PostMike PostMike Post is an American multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning composer best known for scoring some of the most popular TV theme songs in the United States, for primetime series such as Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Rockford Files, LA Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., Hill Street Blues, among numerous...
– guitar, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer - Michael Rhodes – bass
- John "4 Daddman" Robinson – drums
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 |