Going Where the Lonely Go (song)

"Going Where the Lonely Go" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in October 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Going Where the Lonely Go. The song was his twenty-eighth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"Going Where the Lonely Go"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Going Where the Lonely Go
B-side	"Some Day You're Going to Need Your Friends"
Released	October 23, 1982
Genre	Country
Length	4:48
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard
Producer(s)	Merle Haggard Lewis Talley
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Yesterday's Wine" (1982) "Going Where the Lonely Go" (1982) "You Take Me for Granted" (1983)

Personnel

• Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

• Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
• Norm Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
• Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
• Bobby Wayne – guitar, background vocals
• Mark Yeary – piano
• Jimmy Belkin – fiddle
• Dennis Hromek – bass
• Biff Adam – drums
• Don Markham – trumpet, saxophone

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982–1983) Peak position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 33