Reissues

• In 1996, Mama Tried was reissued by BGO along with I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
  I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
  I'm a Lonesome Fugitive is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1967. "Life in Prison"-Reissues:* In 1996, I'm a Lonesome Fugitive was reissued by BGO along with Mama Tried.-Track listing:...
  
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• In 2006, Mama Tried was reissued by Capitol Nashville
  Capitol Records
  Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
  
   along with Pride in What I Am
  Pride in What I Am
  Pride in What I Am is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1969.-Reissues:* In 2002, Pride in What I Am was reissued by BGO along with The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde....
  
  with five bonus tracks and 24-bit digital remastering.

Track listing

1. "Mama Tried
   Mama Tried (song)
   "Mama Tried" is an American country music song written and recorded by Merle Haggard. Released in July 1968, the song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career...
   
   " (Haggard) – 2:12
2. "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman
   Curly Putman
   Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana...
   
   ) – 3:14
3. "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" (Dick Jennings, Hank Mills) – 2:38
4. "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" (Dolly Parton
   Dolly Parton
   Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
   
   ) – 2:45
5. "I Could Have Gone Right" (Mel Tillis
   Mel Tillis
   Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
   
   ) – 2:33
6. "I'll Always Know" (Haggard) – 2:22
7. "The Sunny Side of My Life" (Haggard) – 2:11
8. "Teach Me to Forget" (Leon Payne
   Leon Payne
   Leon Payne , "the Blind Balladeer", was a country music singer and songwriter.-Life:Leon Roger Payne was born in Alba, Texas on June 15, 1917. He was blind in one eye at birth, and lost the sight of the other eye in early childhood. He attended the Texas School for the Blind from 1924 to 1935,...
   
   ) – 2:24
9. "Folsom Prison Blues
   Folsom Prison Blues
   "Folsom Prison Blues" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash would continue to use for the rest of his career...
   
   " (Johnny Cash
   Johnny Cash
   John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
   
   ) – 3:15
10. "Run 'Em Off" (Tracey Lee, Oney Wheeler) – 2:47
11. "You'll Never Love Me Now" (Haggard) – 2:51
12. "Too Many Bridges to Cross Over" (Dallas Frazier
    Dallas Frazier
    Dallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
    
    ) – 2:45

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
• Tommy Collins – guitar
• James Burton
  James Burton
  James Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...
  
   – guitar
• Billy Mize
  Billy Mize
  Billy Mize is a steel guitarist, band leader, vocalist, songwriter, and TV show host.-Biography:...
  
   – guitar
• Roy Nichols
  Roy Nichols
  Roy Nichols was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel-like bends, usually played on a Telecaster.-Biography:Roy Ernest Nichols was born in...
  
   – guitar
• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Norman Hamlet
  Norm Hamlet
  Norm Hamlet is an American steel guitarist best known as a member of Merle Haggard's Stranger's group. In 2005 Hamlet had quadruple heart bypass surgery and recovered well at his home in Bakersfield, California. In April 2006 while on tour with Merle Haggard Hamlet's Dobro was stolen and a reward...
  
   – steel guitar
• George French – piano
• Jerry Ward – bass
• Eddie Burris – drums
• Bonnie Owens
  Bonnie Owens
  Bonnie Owens , born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.-Biography:...
  
  – harmony vocals

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