Big City

Big City is an album by Merle Haggard, released in 1981. It was his debut on the Epic label after ending his association with MCA. Big City peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Album charts and number 161 on the Pop Album charts. It was an RIAA certified Gold album. Big City was recorded in a two-day marathon recording session that produced enough songs for this release, plus Haggard’s 1982 release, Going Where the Lonely Go. The songs continue Haggard’s often-used themes surrounding the struggle of the working man amid the complexities and challenges of urban life. Big City bore two No. 1 singles: the title track and “My Favorite Memory.” The other single release, “Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still...