Swinging_Doors_(song)

Swinging Doors (song)

Swinging Doors (song)

1966 single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers

"Swinging Doors" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in February 1966 as the first single and title track from the album Swinging Doors. The song peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles.[1]

Quick Facts from the album, B-side ...

Content

The narrator has been dumped by his woman and tells her that he has what he needs.[2]

Chart performance

More information Chart (1966), Peak position ...

Cover versions

  • Wanda Jackson covered this song on her 1968 album Cream of the Crop .

References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. [2]
    Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pp. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
  3. [3]
    "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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