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"Branded Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1967 as the second single and title track from the album Branded Man. The song was Haggard and The Strangers second number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent 15 weeks on the chart.[1]

"Branded Man"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album Branded Man
B-side"You Don't Have Very Far to Go"
ReleasedJuly 8, 1967
GenreCountry
Length3:07
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"I Threw Away the Rose"
(1967)
"Branded Man"
(1967)
"Sing Me Back Home"
(1967)

Content


The song is about an ex-convict's fear of not being accepted by the outside world after being paroled.


Personnel


The Strangers:


Chart performance


Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1

References


  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.






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