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The Land of Many Churches

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Background
Reception
Track listing
Personnel
Chart positions
References

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| name = The Land of Many Churches
| type = Live
| artist = Merle Haggard and The Strangers
| cover = The Land of Many Churches.jpg
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| released = November 8, 1971
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country, gospel
| length = 01:09:45
| label = Capitol
| producer = Ken Nelson, George Richey
| prev_title = Someday We'll Look Back
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Let Me Tell You About a Song
| next_year = 1972
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The Land of Many Churches is the fifteenth studio album and the double live gospel album by Merle Haggard and The Strangers released on Capitol Records in 1971.

Background

The album collects four live performances: two are in churches proper—Big Creek Baptist Church and Assembly of God Tabernacle—one is at San Quentin's Garden Chapel inside the prison, and one at Nashville's Union Rescue Mission. The music offers a mix of country gospel and traditional hymns with preachers introducing some of the songs. Bonnie Owens and the Carter Family are also featured. The album reached number 15 on the Billboard country albums chart.

It was reissued on CD in 1997 by Razor & Tie.

Reception

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Al Campbell of AllMusic states "To his credit, Haggard had a greater need to shine light on the music that influenced him, more so than the need to release material that guaranteed a surefire hit... Highly recommended to traditional country fans."^[1] Writing in 2013, Haggard biographer David Cantwell calls it "one of the gems of the country canon."{{fact|date=March 2015}}

Track listing

"Introduction/We'll Understand It Better By and By" (Charles Tindley) – 4:39
"Medley: Take My Hand, Precious Lord/Jesus Hold My Hand" (Thomas A. Dorsey, Albert E. Brumley) – 3:26
"Precious Memories" (Traditional) – 3:14
"History of Big Creek Baptist Church" – 2:40
"Turn Your Radio On" (Brumley) – 2:09
"If We Never Meet Again" (Brumley) – 2:58
"Closing Prayer/Just as I Am – 1:23
"Introduction & Opening Prayer – 2:09
"Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 3:33
"Where Could I Go But to the Lord" (James B. Coats) – 2:25
"Medley: Old Time Religion/Pass Me Not/Sweet By and By" (S. Bennett, F. Crosby, W. Doane, Traditional, Joseph P. Webster) – 3:15
"The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) – 4:03
"Closing Prayer – 1:00
"Introduction – 1:28
"Life's Railway to Heaven" (Charles Davis Tillman) – 2:58
"On the Jericho Road" (Don S. McCrossan) – 3:02
"Steal Away" (Red Foley) – 4:13
"I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) – 2:47
"Introduction/Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (Elisha A. Hoffman, Anthony Johnson Showalter) – 5:02
"Guide Me, Lord" (Johnny Gimble) – 2:50
"Family Bible" (Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray) – 3:38
"I'll Be List'ning" (Traditional) – 2:30
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) – 3:19
"Closing Prayer" – 1:04

Personnel

Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

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

with

Tommy Collins– guitar
Jody Payne – guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

and

Earl Ball – piano
Billy Liebert – piano
Jerry Smith – piano
Carter Family – background singers

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Country albums	15

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |first=Al |last= Campbell |title= The Land of Many Churches > Review |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id= mw0000026153 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=March 3, 2015}}

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