After a four-year recording silence, he returns with his strongest record since 1981's Big City. The first single, "In My Next Life" (written by Max D. Barnes), is the latest entry in Haggard's incomparable registry of the unfulfilled dreams of the salt of the bitter earth. ~ Dan Cooper, All Music Guide
Rodney Good (Assistant Engineer), Don Markham (?), Abe Manuel, Jr. (?), Sonny Garrish (Guitar (Steel)), Sonny Garrish (Dobro), Lynn Peterzell (Engineer), Lynn Peterzell (Mixing), Curtis Young (Vocals (Background)), Steve Ledet (Assistant Engineer), Leland Sklar (Bass), Larry Byrom (Guitar), Doug Rich (Production Assistant), Hilton Jr. Reed (?), Joe Manuel (?), Larry Byrom (Guitar (Acoustic)), Norm Hamlet (?), Joe Manuel (Guitar (Electric)), Glen Duncan (Fiddle), James Stroud (Producer), Curtis Wright (Vocals (Background)), Joe Spivey (Fiddle), Merle Haggard (Vocals), Dann Huff (Guitar (Electric)), Mark Hagen (Assistant Engineer), Gary W. Smith (Piano), Julian King (Engineer), Owen Hale (Drums), Merle Haggard (Guitar), Biff Adam (?), Hank Williams (Mastering)
