Everybody's Had the Blues
# Everybody's Had the Blues

"Everybody's Had the Blues" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1973 as the third single from the album I Love Dixie Blues.

## Personnel

* Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

* Roy Nichols – lead guitar
* Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
* Bobby Wayne – guitar
* Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals
* Biff Adam – drums

## Chart positions

The song was a live recording that was Haggard and The Strangers fifteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. "Everybody's Had the Blues" was a minor pop hit, reaching No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1973.

| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 62 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
