"Carolyn" is a song written by
Tommy Collins, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...
and
The Strangers. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from the album ''
Someday We'll Look Back
''Someday We'll Look Back'' is the thirteenth studio album by American recording artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released in 1971. It reached number 4 on the '' Billboard'' country albums chart.
Recording and composition
The album is bes ...
''. The song was Haggard and
The Strangers eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.
Chart performance
References
1971 singles
1971 songs
Merle Haggard songs
Songs written by Tommy Collins (singer)
Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)
Capitol Records singles
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