Two Old Friends

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Two Old Friends
Studio album by
Merle Haggard and Albert E. Brumley, Jr.
Released1999
GenreCountry
Length32:43
LabelCompendia
Merle Haggard and Albert E. Brumley, Jr. chronology
Cabin in the Hills
(2001)
Two Old Friends
(1999)
Roots, Volume 1
(2001)

Two Old Friends is the fifty-second studio album by Merle Haggard and Albert E. Brumley, Jr, son of gospel legend and songwriter Albert E. Brumley. It was released in 1999.

Reception[edit]

AllMusic's review stated "Backed by Haggard's crack touring band, the pair work their way through compositions... with the immediacy and warmth of a back-porch jam session."[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "There's a Road Down the Road" (Albert E. Brumley, Jr., Dale Vest) – 2:13
  2. "Victory in Jesus" (Eugene Bartlett) – 2:33
  3. "The Old Drover's Prayer" (Brumley, Jr.) – 2:17
  4. "If You See a Change in Me" (Merle Haggard) – 3:15
  5. "I Dreamed I Met Mother and Daddy" (Brumley, Jr., Kay Hively) – 3:12
  6. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) – 3:04
  7. "Old Rugged Shoes" (Haggard) – 3:21
  8. "Marching Over Jordan" (Brumley, Jr., Hively) – 2:49
  9. "Someday He'll Whisper My Name" (Haggard) – 4:03
  10. "Everybody Knows" (Brumley, Jr., Hively) – 2:37
  11. "I'll Meet You in the Morning" (Brumley) – 3:19

Personnel[edit]

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Norm Hamlet – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Don Markham – trumpet
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
  • Albert Brumley, Jr. – vocals
  • Doug Colosio – keyboards, piano
  • Eddie Curtis – bass
  • Abe Manuel, Jr. – accordion, fiddle, guitar
  • Randy Mason – drums
  • Redd Volkaert – guitar
  • Floyd Domino - piano

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine. "Two Old Friends > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 15, 2015.