Out Among the Stars/A Friend in California

Original Release Date:  October 25, 2010

Track Listing

• 1. Out Among the Stars
• 2. My Life's Been Grand
• 3. Love Keeps Hanging On
• 4. Why Can't I Cry
• 5. Love Don't Hurt Everytime
• 6. Pennies from Heaven
• 7. Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa
• 8. The Show's Almost Over
• 9. Bleachers
• 10. Susie
• 11. Almost Persuaded
• 12. A Friend in California
• 13. This Time I Really Do
• 14. This Cold War with You
• 15. I Had a Beautiful Time
• 16. Texas
• 17. The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home
• 18. Mama's Prayer
• 19. Silverthorn Mountain
• 20. This Song Is for You
• 21. Thank You for Keeping My House

Credits

• Merle Haggard: Guitar, Composer, Vocals, Producer, Quotation Author
• Biff Adam: Drums
• Roy Baker: Producer
• Gary Church: Trombone, Trumpet
• Norm Hamlet: Dobro, Guitar (Steel)
• Ed Hudson: Assistant Engineer
• Don Markham: Trumpet, Saxophone
• Jeff Morris: Design
• Roy Nichols: Guitar
• Freddy Powers: Vocals (Background)
• Billy Sherrill: Producer
• Clint Strong: Guitar
• Andrew Thompson: Remastering
• Mark Yeary: Keyboards
• Dennis Hromek: Bass
• Fuzzy Owen: Producer
• John Tobler: Editing
• Bill Imhoff: Illustrations
• Donna Faye: Vocals (Background)
• Randee St. Nicholas: Photography
• Maurice Hope: Liner Notes
• Bob Montgomery: Producer
• M.C. Rather: Mastering
• Jimmy Belken: Fiddle
• Tillman: Composer
• Powers: Composer
• Sutton: Composer
• Sherrill: Composer
• Ron "Snake" Reynolds: Producer, Engineer