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"The Emptiest Arms in the World"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album I Love Dixie Blues
B-side"Radiator Man from Wasco"
ReleasedMarch 10, 1973
Genre Country
Length3:19
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s) Ken Nelson
Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
" I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me"
(1972)
"The Emptiest Arms in the World"
(1973)
" Everybody's Had the Blues"
(1973)

"The Emptiest Arms in the World" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in March 1973 as the second single from the album I Love Dixie Blues. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It reached number twelve on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Bobby Wayne – guitar
  • Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals
  • Biff Adam – drums


Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [2] 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 12

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.