Someday When Things Are Good
"Someday When Things Are Good' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in March 1984 as the first single from his compilation album His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...). The song was Haggard's thirty-first number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Haggard wrote the song with then-wife Leona Williams.
| "Someday When Things Are Good" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
| from the album His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) | ||||
| B-side | "If You Hated Me" | |||
| Released | March 24, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard Leona Williams | |||
| Producer(s) | Merle Haggard, Ray Baker | |||
| Merle Haggard singles chronology | ||||
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Personnel
- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar, fiddle
- Roy Nichols – guitar
- Norm Hamlet – steel guitar
- Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
- Mark Yeary – keyboards
- Dennis Hromek – bass
- Biff Adams – drums
- Jimmy Belken – fiddle
- Don Markham – horns
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- 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.
External links
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