"I Had a Beautiful Time" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in January 1986 as the first single from the album A Friend in California. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Personnel Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar, fiddle
The Strangers: Roy Nichols – guitar Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro Clint Strong – guitar Mark Yeary – keyboards Dennis Hromek – bass Biff Adam – drums Jimmy Belken – fiddle Don Markham – trumpet, saxophone Gary Church – trombone, trumpet
Chart performance Chart (1986)Peak<br/ >positionCanadian RPM Country Tracks4
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