Someday When Things Are Good

"Someday When Things Are Good' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in March 1984 as the first single from his compilation album His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...). The song was Haggard's thirty-first number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Haggard wrote the song with then-wife Leona Williams.

"Someday When Things Are Good"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
B-side"If You Hated Me"
ReleasedMarch 24, 1984
GenreCountry
Length3:36
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Leona Williams
Producer(s)Merle Haggard, Ray Baker
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"That's the Way Love Goes"
(1983)
"Someday When Things Are Good"
(1984)
"Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room"
(1984)

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Norm Hamlet – steel guitar
  • Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
  • Mark Yeary – keyboards
  • Dennis Hromek – bass
  • Biff Adams – drums
  • Jimmy Belken – fiddle
  • Don Markham – horns

Chart performance

Chart (1984) 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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