"A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in August 1977 as the lead single from the album of the same name, A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today. The song peaked at number 16 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 8 on the Canadian country singles chart.
Personnel
Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
The Strangers: Roy Nichols – lead guitar Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro Tiny Moore – mandolin Ronnie Reno – guitar Mark Yeary – piano James Tittle – bass Biff Adam – drums Don Markham – saxophone
Chart performance
References
1977 singles
Merle Haggard songs
Songs written by Merle Haggard
Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) MCA Records singles 1977 songs