Mama Tried

About Mama Tried

"Mama Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Mama Tried. The song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry due to its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance" on March 23, 2016, just 14 days before Haggard's death. .

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About this song

Credited to

Merle Haggard

Album

Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am · Track 1 of 29 · Opens the album

Released

January 1, 2006

Duration

2:14

Ranking

#1 most played Merle Haggard track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

164,100 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am