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Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Part of It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad), also It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad), Goodbye Comes Hard for Me and I Wonder What She’ll Think About Me Leaving
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Merle Haggard wrote 263 songs on fono
Merle Haggard’s most frequent co-writer is Freddy Powers (12 songs together)
Merle Haggard first appears on fono in 1963, 9 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Merle Haggard
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- Merle Haggard
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz A Shoulder to Cry On was written by Merle Haggard
A Shoulder to Cry On was written by Merle Haggard
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2MusicBrainz A Shoulder to Cry On is part of the release It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
A Shoulder to Cry On is part of the release It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song A Shoulder to Cry On
Capitol Records is the label of the song A Shoulder to Cry On
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz A Shoulder to Cry On was released on 1972
A Shoulder to Cry On was released on 1972
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026