Chicago Wind (Merle Haggard album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Chicago Wind
Type = Album
Artist = Merle Haggard


Released = October 25, 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 40:46
Label = Capitol Records Nashville
Producer = Mike Post
Jimmy Bowen
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifrxqqdldfe link]
Last album = "I Wish I Was Santa Claus"
(2004)
This album = "Chicago Wind"
(2005)
Next album = "Kicking Out the Footlights...Again"
(2006)

"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."

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 Miller) – 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 Nelson) – 4:01
# "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (Blinn, Moore) – 3:38
# "Some of Us Fly" (with Toby Keith) – 6:38

Personnel

*Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
*Thom Bresh – acoustic guitar
*Doug Colosio – keyboards
*Shannon Forrest – drums
*Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin
*Leland Sklar – bass
*Don Markham – trumpet
*Brent Mason – electric guitar
*Alti Ovarsson – piano
*Herb Pedersen – banjo, background vocals
*Mike Post – 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

On The Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.merlehaggard.com/ Merle Haggard's Official Website]

* [http://www.capitol-nashville.com/ Record Label]