My Own Kind of Hat

"My Own Kind of Hat" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in September 1979 as the second single from the album Serving 190 Proof. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1] The song was written by Haggard and Red Lane.

"My Own Kind of Hat"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Serving 190 Proof
Released	September 1979
Genre	Country
Length	2:53
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard, Red Lane
Producer(s)	Fuzzy Owen, Jimmy Bowen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Red Bandana" (1979) "My Own Kind of Hat" (1979) "Walkin' the Floor Over You" (1979)

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

Alan Jackson version

"My Own Kind of Hat"
Song by Alan Jackson
from the album Under the Influence
Released	October 26, 1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:22
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard Red Lane
Producer(s)	Keith Stegall

• Alan Jackson covered the song for his 1999 album Under the Influence. Although not released as a single, Jackson's cover charted at number 71 due to unsolicited airplay.