Chicago Wind
Chicago Wind is the fifty-eighth studio album by American country singer and songwriter Merle Haggard, released in 2005. It peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1] A video was made for the track "America First".
| Chicago Wind | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mike Post  Jimmy Bowen  | |||
| Merle Haggard chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
    
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (***) [2] | 
| Freight Train Boogie | |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album, writing "Chicago Wind is not the rough and rowdy honky tonk album some fans have been hankering for, but it is a poetic, thoughtful and empathic one that once more displays why Merle Haggard is the living king of country music."[1]
Track listing
    
All tracks composed by Merle Haggard; except where indicated
- "Chicago Wind" – 4:08
 - "Where's All the Freedom" – 3:22
 - "White Man Singin' the Blues" – 3:47
 - "Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go" (Roger Miller) – 3:38
 - "What I've Been Meaning to Say" – 2:36
 - "Mexico" – 3:11
 - "Honky Tonk Man" (Dewayne Blackwell) – 3:04
 - "America First" – 2:43
 - "It Always Will Be" (Willie Nelson) – 4:01
 - "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (Robert Blinn, James Moore) – 3:38
 - "Some of Us Fly" (with Toby Keith) – 6:38
 
Personnel
    
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
 - Don Markham – trumpet
 - Thom Bresh – acoustic guitar
 - Doug Colosio – keyboards
 - Shannon Forrest – drums
 - Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin
 - Leland Sklar – bass
 - Brent Mason – electric guitar
 - Alti Ovarsson – piano
 - Herb Pedersen – banjo, background vocals
 - Mike Post – guitar, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
 - Michael Rhodes – bass
 - John "4 Daddman" Robinson – drums
 - Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
 - Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
 - Gabe Witcher – fiddle
 - Reggie Young – electric guitar
 
Chart performance
    
| Chart (2005) | Peak position  | 
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 | 
References
    
- Jurek, Thom. "Chicago Wind > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
 - Christgau, Robert. "Chicago Wind > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
 - Freight Train Boogie review
 
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