"Everybody's Had the Blues" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1973 as the third single from the album I Love Dixie Blues.
Personnel Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
The Strangers: Roy Nichols – lead guitar Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro Bobby Wayne – guitar Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals Biff Adam – drums
Chart positions The song was a live recording that was Haggard and The Strangers fifteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. "Everybody's Had the Blues" was a minor pop hit, reaching No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1973. Chart (1973)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks1
Other versions Dean Martin, who also covered other Haggard songs, included the song on his final studio album, The Nashville Sessions, in 1983.
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