Swinging Doors
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"Swinging Doors" is a classic country music album by Merle Haggard, noted for its honky-tonk sound and influential role in defining the Bakersfield country style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swinging Doors canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music album
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honky-tonk album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Strangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Bakersfield, California music scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
considered a classic country album
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regarded as one of Merle Haggard’s key early albums ⓘ |
| genre |
Bakersfield sound
NERFINISHED
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country ⓘ honky-tonk ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Swinging Doors album cover ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Merle Haggard’s later albums
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subsequent Bakersfield-style recordings ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | hard country ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
High on a Hilltop
NERFINISHED
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I Threw Away the Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Had Left It Up to You NERFINISHED ⓘ I’ll Look Over You NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m a Lonesome Fugitive NERFINISHED ⓘ Someone Else You’ve Known NERFINISHED ⓘ Swinging Doors (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bottle Let Me Down NERFINISHED ⓘ The Longer You Wait NERFINISHED ⓘ There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | Bakersfield country album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later honky-tonk revival artists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | outlaw country ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
barroom culture
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working-class life ⓘ |
| mainArtistOrigin | Bakersfield, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Bakersfield country ⓘ |
| notableFor |
honky-tonk sound
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influential role in defining the Bakersfield country style ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
barroom piano
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prominent steel guitar ⓘ raw, stripped-down production ⓘ twangy Telecaster guitar ⓘ |
| theme |
drinking
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heartache ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
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