Chicago Wind
2005 studio album by Merle Haggard
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Chicago Wind is the fifty-eighth studio album by American country singer and songwriter Merle Haggard, released in 2005. It peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1] A video was made for the track "America First".
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mike Post Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (***) [2] |
| Freight Train Boogie |  [3] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album, writing "Chicago Wind is not the rough and rowdy honky tonk album some fans have been hankering for, but it is a poetic, thoughtful and empathic one that once more displays why Merle Haggard is the living king of country music."[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Merle Haggard; except where indicated
- "Chicago Wind" – 4:08
- "Where's All the Freedom" – 3:22
- "White Man Singin' the Blues" – 3:47
- "Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go" (Roger Miller) – 3:38
- "What I've Been Meaning to Say" – 2:36
- "Mexico" – 3:11
- "Honky Tonk Man" (Dewayne Blackwell) – 3:04
- "America First" – 2:43
- "It Always Will Be" (Willie Nelson) – 4:01
- "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (Robert Blinn, James Moore) – 3:38
- "Some of Us Fly" (with Toby Keith) – 6:38
Personnel
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
- Don Markham – trumpet
- Thom Bresh – acoustic guitar
- Doug Colosio – keyboards
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Alti Ovarsson – piano
- Herb Pedersen – banjo, background vocals
- Mike Post – guitar, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- John "JR" Robinson – drums
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 |