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Wikipedia article




"'Running Kind'" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1978 as the second and final single from the album, 'A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today'. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 10 on the Canadian country singles chart. The song was later covered by Radney Foster for the Haggard tribute album 'Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard'. Foster's version was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at number 64 on the U.S. country singles chart. Johnny Cash also covered the song with Tom Petty on the Unearthed box set.

Personnel



* Merle Haggard vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

*Roy Nichols lead guitar

*Norman Hamlet steel guitar, dobro

* Tiny Moore mandolin

* Ronnie Reno guitar

* Mark Yeary piano

* James Tittle bass

*Biff Adam drums

*Don Markham saxophone

Chart performance



Merle Haggard



Radney Foster



References





Category:1977 songs

Category:1978 singles

Category:1994 singles

Category:Merle Haggard songs

Category:Radney Foster songs

Category:Songs written by Merle Haggard

Category:Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)

Category:Arista Records singles

Category:Capitol Records singles


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