"I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" is a song written 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 December 1972 as the first single from the album ''
I Love Dixie Blues
''I Love Dixie Blues'' (subtitled ''So I Recorded Live in New Orleans'') is a live album by United States, American Country music, country singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers (American band), The Strangers, released in 1973.
Background
Haggard ...
''. The song was Haggard and
The Strangers fourteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It was number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.
Chart performance
References
1972 singles
1972 songs
Merle Haggard songs
Songs written by Merle Haggard
Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)
Capitol Records singles
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