I Had a Beautiful Time
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1986 single by Merle Haggard
| "I Had a Beautiful Time" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard | |
| from the album A Friend in California | |
| B-side | "This Time I Really Do" |
| Released | January 25, 1986 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:03 |
| Label | Epic |
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard |
| Producer(s) | Merle Haggard, Ron "Snake" Reynolds |
| Merle Haggard singles chronology | |
"I Had a Beautiful Time" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in January 1986 as the first single from the album A Friend in California . The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Personnel
[edit ]- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar, fiddle
- Roy Nichols – guitar
- Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
- Clint Strong – guitar
- Mark Yeary – keyboards
- Dennis Hromek – bass
- Biff Adam – drums
- Jimmy Belken – fiddle
- Don Markham – trumpet, saxophone
- Gary Church – trombone, trumpet
Chart performance
[edit ]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard )[2] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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