Running Kind

"Running Kind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1978 as the second and final single from the album, A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 10 on the Canadian country singles chart.[2] The song was later covered by Radney Foster for the Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard. Foster's version was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at number 64 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1] Johnny Cash also covered the song with Tom Petty on the Unearthed box set.

"Running Kind"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
B-side"Making Believe"
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1978
GenreCountry
Length3:00
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"From Graceland to the Promised Land"
(1977)		 "Running Kind"
(1978)		 "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall"
(1978)
"The Running Kind"
Single by Radney Foster
from the album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
B-side"Silver Wings" (Pam Tillis)[1]
Released1994
GenreCountry
Length4:23
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Radney Foster singles chronology
"Labor of Love"
(1994)		 "The Running Kind"
(1994)		 "Willin' to Walk"
(1995)

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Tiny Moore – mandolin
  • Ronnie Reno – guitar
  • Mark Yeary – piano
  • James Tittle – bass
  • Biff Adam – drums
  • Don Markham – saxophone

Chart performance

Merle Haggard
Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 12
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 10

Radney Foster
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 64

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
  3. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Radney Foster Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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