Natural High (Merle Haggard song)

"Natural High" is a song written by Freddy Powers, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in March 1985 as the third single from the album It's All in the Game. The song was Haggard's thirty-third number one single on the country chart as a solo artist. The single featuring harmony vocals by Janie Fricke went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"Natural High"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album It's All in the Game
B-side	"I Never Go Home Anymore"
Released	March 16, 1985
Genre	Country
Length	3:05
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Freddy Powers
Producer(s)	Ray Baker Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"A Place to Fall Apart" (1984) "Natural High" (1985) "Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans" (1985)

Personnel

• Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar, fiddle

The Strangers:

• Roy Nichols - lead guitar
• Norm Hamlet – steel guitar
• Tiny Moore – fiddle, mandolin
• Mark Yeary – keyboards
• Dennis Hromek - bass
• Biff Adams - drums
• Jim Belken – fiddle
• Don Markham – horns

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1985) Peak position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 47