I Threw Away the Rose
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1967 single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
| "I Threw Away the Rose" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | |
| from the album Branded Man | |
| B-side | "Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" |
| Released | February 27, 1967 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard |
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson |
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | |
"I Threw Away the Rose" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in February 1967 as the first single from the album Branded Man . The song peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles.[1] In 1994 Lorrie Morgan recorded a version of the song which replaced the "I" in the lyrics with "you", changing it from a self-referential song to a song about someone else, for the Merle Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard .
Personnel
[edit ]- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
- Roy Nichols – guitar
- Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
- George French – piano
- Jerry Ward – bass
- Eddie Burris – drums
Chart performance
[edit ]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard )[2] | 2 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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