The Roots of My Raising (song)

"The Roots of My Raising"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album The Roots of My Raising
B-side"The Way It Was In '51"
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1976
Recorded1975
GenreCountry
Length2:45
LabelCapitol
SongwriterTommy Collins
ProducersKen Nelson and Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"It's All in the Movies"
(1975) 		"The Roots of My Raising"
(1976) 		"Here Comes the Freedom Train"
(1976)

"The Roots of My Raising" is a song written by Tommy Collins and released by him in 1970. It was famously covered by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers in January 1976 as the first single and title track from the album The Roots of My Raising. The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers twenty-third number one on the country chart. The single spent one week at number one and a total of ten weeks on the country chart.

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