A Better Love Next Time

For the Dr. Hook song, see Better Love Next Time.
"A Better Love Next Time"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album 5:01 Blues
B-side"Losin' in Las Vegas"
ReleasedJuly 22, 1989
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Johnny Christopher, Bobby Wood
Producer(s)Merle Haggard, Mark Yeary
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"5:01 Blues"
(1989) 		"A Better Love Next Time"
(1989) 		"If You Want to Be My Woman"
(1989)

"A Better Love Next Time" is a song written by Johnny Christopher and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from the album 5:01 Blues. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was Haggard's last Top Ten hit. It was co-produced by Mark Yeary, keyboardist of The Strangers.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.