Branded Man (song)

{{other|Branded Man (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Branded Man

| cover = Haggard - Branded Man cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Merle Haggard and The Strangers

| album = Branded Man

| B-side = You Don't Have Very Far to Go

| released = June 12, 1967

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:07

| label = Capitol

| writer = Merle Haggard

| producer = Ken Nelson

| prev_title = I Threw Away the Rose

| prev_year = 1967

| next_title = Sing Me Back Home

| next_year = 1967

}}

"Branded Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 12th 1967 as the second single and title track from the album Branded Man. The song was Haggard and The Strangers second number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent 15 weeks on the chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=146}}

Content

The song is about an ex-convict's fear of not being accepted by the outside world after being paroled.

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums

Chart performance

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!Chart (1967)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Merle Haggard}}

References