A Better Love Next Time

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For the Dr. Hook song, see Better Love Next Time.
"A Better Love Next Time"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album 5:01 Blues
B-side"Losin' in Las Vegas"
ReleasedJuly 22, 1989
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Johnny Christopher, Bobby Wood
Producer(s)Merle Haggard, Mark Yeary
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"5:01 Blues"
(1989) 		"A Better Love Next Time"
(1989) 		"If You Want to Be My Woman"
(1989)

"A Better Love Next Time" is a song written by Johnny Christopher and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from the album 5:01 Blues. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was Haggard's last Top Ten hit. It was co-produced by Mark Yeary, keyboardist of The Strangers.

Personnel[]

The Strangers:

  • Norm Hamlet – pedal steel guitar
  • Clint Strong – guitar
  • Bobby Wayne – guitar
  • Mark Yeary – hammond organ, piano, electric piano
  • Jimmy Belkin – fiddle, strings
  • Biff Adams – drums
  • Don Markham – saxophone, trumpet
  • Gary Church – cornet, trombone

Chart performance[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 100
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 47

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6607." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 4, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.


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