From Graceland to the Promised Land

"From Graceland to the Promised Land"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album My Farewell to Elvis
B-side "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
Released October 3, 1977
Genre Country
Length 2:28
Label MCA
Writer(s) Merle Haggard
Producer(s) Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today"
(1977)
"From Graceland to the Promised Land"
(1977)
"Running Kind"
(1978)

"From Graceland to the Promised Land" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1977 as the only single from the album My Farewell to Elvis. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Content

The song is a tribute to Elvis Presley.

Chart performance

Chart (1977-1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 55

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
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