A Place to Fall Apart
| "A Place to Fall Apart" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke | ||||
| from the album It's All in the Game | ||||
| B-side | "All I Want to Do Is Singing My Songs" | |||
| Released | October 27, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard Willie Nelson Freddy Powers | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Baker Merle Haggard | |||
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| Janie Fricke singles chronology | ||||
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"A Place to Fall Apart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard as a duet with Janie Fricke and backed by The Strangers. It was released in October 1984 as the second single from the album It's All in the Game. The song was the first single where both Haggard and Fricke worked together. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Haggard wrote the song with Willie Nelson and Freddy Powers.
Personnel[]
- Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar, fiddle
- Roy Nichols - lead guitar
- Norm Hamlet – steel guitar
- Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
- Mark Yeary – keyboards
- Dennis Hromek - bass
- Biff Adams - drums
- Jim Belken – fiddle
- Don Markham – horns
Chart performance[]
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1984 singles
- Merle Haggard songs
- Janie Fricke songs
- Vocal duets
- Songs written by Merle Haggard
- Songs written by Willie Nelson
- Song recordings produced by Ray Baker (music producer)
- Epic Records singles
- 1984 songs
- Songs written by Freddy Powers
- 1984 country song stubs