Going Where the Lonely Go

Going Where the Lonely Go is an album by American recording artist Merle Haggard, released in 1982. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart. The album bore two singles, both of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart: the title track and "You Take Me For Granted" (the latter track written by Haggard's wife, Leona Williams). Going Where the Lonely Go was recorded during the same sessions that produced Big City. Allmusic critic Thom Jurek stated in his review: "Haggard and the Strangers were one of the tightest and most sophisticated bands in country music, inspired by the elaborate arrangements of Bob Wills' band, to the point where Haggard's music from this period transcends country music in...