- country
- 25 min
- 11 tracks
- MCA Records
My Farewell to Elvis is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music singer Merle Haggard, released in 1977 and his second release for MCA Records. It reached Number 6 on the Country album chart. The single "From Graceland to the Promised Land" reached number 4 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The album is a tribute to the music of Elvis Presley, who died on August 16, 1977. He is backed by Roy Nichols, Ronnie Reno, and Mark Yeary of the Strangers.
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Grave, nostalgic, classical in form and character-led.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1From Graceland to the Promised Land2:17
- A2In the Ghetto2:56
- A3Don't Be Cruel2:00
- A4Jailhouse Rock2:15
- A5Love Me Tender2:43
- B1That's All Right (Mama)2:30
- B2Heartbreak Hotel2:18
- B3Blue Christmas2:24
- B4Blue Suede Shoes2:02
- B5Are You Lonesome Tonight2:48
- B6Merle's Farewell to Elvis0:17
11 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Merle Haggard
- Label
- MCA Records
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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