| "The Fugitive" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers | ||||
| from the album I'm a Lonesome Fugitive | ||||
| Released | December 12, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Liz Anderson Casey Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
| Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology | ||||
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"The Fugitive' (later titled "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" on the album) is a song recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers, written by Liz Anderson and Casey Anderson (parents of country music singer Lynn Anderson). It was released in December 1966 as the first single and title track from the album I'm a Lonesome Fugitive. The song was Haggard and The Strangers' first number one hit on the U.S. country singles chart, spending one week at number one and fifteen weeks on the chart.[1] The B-side, "Someone Told My Story", peaked at number 32 on the country chart.