Leonard (song)

1981 single by Merle Haggard

"Leonard"

Single by Merle Haggard
from the album  Back to the Barrooms
B-side| "Our Paths May Never Cross"
Released| February 14, 1981
Genre| Country
Length| 3:38
Label| MCA
Songwriter(s)| Merle Haggard
Producer(s)| Jimmy Bowen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
| "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"
(1980)  | "Leonard"
(1981)  | "Rainbow Stew"
(1981)

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"Leonard" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in February 1981 as the third single from the album Back to the Barrooms. The song reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

## Content

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The song is a tribute to songwriter Tommy Collins,[2] and Merle references his band The Strangers in the lyrics.

## Chart performance

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Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks  | 7

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
2. ^ "Songwriter Tommy Collins -- Haggard's "Leonard" -- Dead at 69". Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
3. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Merle Haggard

The Strangers

Norm Hamlet
Ralph Mooney
Tiny Moore
Roy Nichols
Gene Price
Eldon Shamblin
Gordon Terry

Biff Adam
Jimmy Belken
Eddie Burris
Gary Church
Wayne Durham
George French
Dennis Hromek

Don Markham
Johnny Meeks
Marcia Nichols
Ronnie Reno
Clint Strong
Jim Tittle
Jerry Ward
Bobby Wayne
Mark Yeary

Studio albums|

* Strangers
* Swinging Doors ‡
* I'm a Lonesome Fugitive ‡
* Branded Man ‡
* Sing Me Back Home ‡
* The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde ‡
* Mama Tried ‡
* Pride in What I Am ‡
* Same Train, a Different Time ‡
* A Portrait of Merle Haggard ‡
* A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) ‡
* Hag ‡
* Someday We'll Look Back ‡
* Let Me Tell You About a Song ‡
* It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) ‡
* If We Make It Through December ‡
* Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album ‡
* Keep Movin' On ‡
* It's All in the Movies ‡
* My Love Affair with Trains ‡
* The Roots of My Raising ‡
* Ramblin' Fever
* A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today ‡
* My Farewell to Elvis
* I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
* Serving 190 Proof
* The Way I Am
* Back to the Barrooms
* Big City
* Going Where the Lonely Go
* That's the Way Love Goes
* It's All in the Game
* Kern River
* Out Among the Stars
* A Friend in California
* Chill Factor
* 5:01 Blues
* Blue Jungle
* 1994
* 1996
* If I Could Only Fly
* Roots, Volume 1
* The Peer Sessions
* Haggard Like Never Before
* Unforgettable
* Chicago Wind
* The Bluegrass Sessions
* I Am What I Am
* Working in Tennessee

Compilations|

* Songs I'll Always Sing
* Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits
* His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
* Down Every Road 1962–1994
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard

Live albums|

* Okie from Muskogee ‡
* The Fightin' Side of Me ‡
* I Love Dixie Blues ‡
* Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium
* The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)
* Amber Waves of Grain

Gospel albums|

* The Land of Many Churches ‡
* Songs for the Mama That Tried
* Cabin in the Hills
* Two Old Friends (with Albert E. Brumley, Jr.)

Holiday albums|

* Merle Haggard's Christmas Present
* Goin' Home for Christmas
* I Wish I Was Santa Claus

Singles|

| 1960s|

* "Sing a Sad Song"
* "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers"
* "Swinging Doors" ‡
* "The Bottle Let Me Down" ‡
* "The Fugitive" ‡
* "I Threw Away the Rose" ‡
* "Branded Man" ‡
* "Sing Me Back Home" ‡
* "The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde" ‡
* "Mama Tried" ‡
* "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" ‡
* "Hungry Eyes" ‡
* "Workin' Man Blues" ‡
* "Okie from Muskogee" ‡

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1970s|

* "The Fightin' Side of Me" ‡
* "Jesus, Take a Hold" ‡
* "I Can't Be Myself" ‡
* "Soldier's Last Letter" ‡
* "Someday We'll Look Back" ‡
* "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" ‡
* "Carolyn" ‡
* "Grandma Harp" ‡
* "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" ‡
* "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" ‡
* "The Emptiest Arms in the World" ‡
* "Everybody's Had the Blues" ‡
* "If We Make It Through December ‡"
* "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" ‡
* "Old Man from the Mountain" ‡
* "Kentucky Gambler" ‡
* "Always Wanting You" ‡
* "Movin' On" ‡
* "It's All in the Movies" ‡
* "The Roots of My Raising" ‡
* "Here Comes the Freedom Train" ‡
* "Cherokee Maiden" ‡
* "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday"
* "Ramblin' Fever"
* "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" ‡
* "From Graceland to the Promised Land"
* "Running Kind" ‡
* "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall"
* "It's Been a Great Afternoon"
* "Red Bandana"
* "My Own Kind of Hat"

1980s|

* "The Way I Am"
* "Misery and Gin"
* "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"
* "Leonard"
* "Rainbow Stew"
* "My Favorite Memory"
* "Big City"
* "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)"
* "Going Where the Lonely Go"
* "You Take Me for Granted"
* "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)"
* "It's All in the Game"
* "That's the Way Love Goes"
* "Someday When Things Are Good"
* "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room"
* "A Place to Fall Apart"
* "Kern River"
* "I Had a Beautiful Time"
* "A Friend in California"
* "Almost Persuaded"
* "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"
* "Chill Factor"
* "We Never Touch at All"
* "You Babe"
* "5:01 Blues"
* "A Better Love Next Time"
* "If You Want to Be My Woman"

Collaborations|

| Albums|

* Just Between the Two of Us (with Bonnie Owens and The Strangers)
* A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with George Jones)
* Pancho & Lefty (with Willie Nelson)
* Heart to Heart (with Leona Williams)
* Walking the Line (with George Jones and Willie Nelson)
* Seashores of Old Mexico (with Willie Nelson)
* Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with George Jones)
* Last of the Breed (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price)
* Django & Jimmie (with Willie Nelson)

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Singles|

* "Bar Room Buddies" (with Clint Eastwood)
* "Yesterday's Wine" (with George Jones)
* "C.C. Waterback" (with George Jones)
* "Reasons to Quit" (with Willie Nelson)
* "Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson)
* "Wreck on the Highway" (with Chester Smith)

As guest|

* "Street Singer" (by The Strangers)
* "Walking the Floor Over You" (by Ernest Tubb)
* "Politically Uncorrect" (by Gretchen Wilson)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Marty Haggard
* Noel Haggard
* Bonnie Owens
* Leona Williams

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