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"Hungry Eyes," whose somber tone underscored the hope-filled despair of its main subject, Mama, was a track on Haggard's 1969 album A Portrait of Merle Haggard. Music critic Mark Deming noted that the song was among three of Haggard's finest songs to appear on the album; "Silver Wings" and "Workin' Man's Blues" were the other two.
The album contains two number-one country hits, "Hungry Eyes" (sometimes referred to as "Mama's Hungry Eyes") and "Workin' Man Blues".According to The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Haggard wrote "Hungry Eyes" as a tribute to his mother and the sacrifices she made for her family as a single mother (Haggard's father having died when he was 9), but it also stands as a tribute ...
Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard is a tribute album to American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in 1994 via Arista Nashville. [1] The album peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [1] Proceeds from the album go to Second Harvest Food Bank. [1]
Country legend Merle Haggard, often called 'the Poet of the Common Man,' died Wednesday at his home near Redding, Calif.
"Hungry Eyes" (with the Strangers) 1 2 A Portrait of Merle Haggard "Workin' Man Blues" (with the Strangers) 1 1 "Okie from Muskogee" (with the Strangers) 1 3 Okie from Muskogee "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Like millions, Garth Brooks grew up on the music of Merle Haggard.Below, in his own words, he shares some of his memories of the legend, who died April 6. The first song of Haggard's I remember ...
Down Every Road 1962–1994 is a compilation album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1996. It covers music from his earliest work in the early 1960s to his Epic Records releases of the late 1980s. The boxed set includes three CDs of material recorded for Capitol Records (up to 1977) and one of Haggard's later MCA and Epic ...
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