Going Where the Lonely Go (song)

"Going Where the Lonely Go" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in October 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Going Where the Lonely Go. The song was his twenty-eighth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"Going Where the Lonely Go"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Going Where the Lonely Go
B-side"Some Day You're Going to Need Your Friends"
ReleasedOctober 23, 1982
GenreCountry
Length4:48
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Merle Haggard
Lewis Talley
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Yesterday's Wine"
(1982)		 "Going Where the Lonely Go"
(1982)		 "You Take Me for Granted"
(1983)

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
  • Norm Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
  • Bobby Wayne – guitar, background vocals
  • Mark Yeary – piano
  • Jimmy Belkin – fiddle
  • Dennis Hromek – bass
  • Biff Adam – drums
  • Don Markham – trumpet, saxophone

Charts
Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
  2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.



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