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Big City

Merle Haggard / Big City

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Merle Haggard

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Album

Big City

Release date

October 1, 1981

Duration

3:02

Genres

Country

Label

Epic

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Songwriters / credits

Merle Haggard, Dean Holloway

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"Big City" is a song recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in January 1982 as the second single and title track from his album Big City. In April, the song was his 27th number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

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