Running Kind

"Running Kind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1978 as the second and final single from the album, A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 10 on the Canadian country singles chart.^[2] The song was later covered by Radney Foster for the Haggard tribute album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard. Foster's version was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at number 64 on the U.S. country singles chart.^[1] Johnny Cash also covered the song with Tom Petty on the Unearthed box set.

"Running Kind"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
B-side	"Making Believe"
Released	January 9, 1978
Genre	Country
Length	3:00
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson, Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"From Graceland to the Promised Land" (1977) "Running Kind" (1978) "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" (1978)

"The Running Kind"
Single by Radney Foster
from the album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
B-side	"Silver Wings" (Pam Tillis)[1]
Released	1994
Genre	Country
Length	4:23
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard
Radney Foster singles chronology
"Labor of Love" (1994) "The Running Kind" (1994) "Willin' to Walk" (1995)

Personnel

• Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

• Roy Nichols – lead guitar
• Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
• Tiny Moore – mandolin
• Ronnie Reno – guitar
• Mark Yeary – piano
• James Tittle – bass
• Biff Adam – drums
• Don Markham – saxophone

Chart performance

Merle Haggard

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	12
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

Radney Foster

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	64