Omnivore Recordings to release The Hagers’ The Complete Capitol Albums
Hee Haw’s identical twin brothers Jim and Jon Hagars (a.k.a. The Hagers) will have three albums re-released in a special collection.
Announced today, Omnivore Recordings will release The Hagers’ The Complete Capitol Albums, which will include The Hagers, Two Hagers Are Better Than One, and Motherhood, Apple Pie and the Flag. The collection will drop on physical and digital formats on July 22. Pre-orders for the release can be made here.
Grammy-nominated record producer Randy Poe, who co-produced the collection with Grammy winner Cheryl Pawelski, will write the liner notes for the release. Poe said:
“The real reason The Hagers were never able to score a major hit on Capitol Records is impossible to say. Maybe record buyers and radio didn’t take the brothers seriously because of their frequent comedic portrayals on Hee Haw. Perhaps there was some strange stigma attached to the fact that they were twins. Maybe it was their pre-Willie long hair that turned off a late 1960s/early 1970s country audience.
Whatever the actual reason The Hagers failed to sell records in droves, it certainly wasn’t because of a lack of talent. The songs were strong; the production was solid; and the vocals were spot-on. This collection of their Capitol albums is aural proof that the duo knew what they were doing in the studio and confirms that Three Hagers LPs Are Better Than One.”
The Complete Capitol Albums Tracklist:
1. Loneliness Without You
2. I’m Her Fun
3. Tracks (Running Through The City)
4. Your Tender Loving Care
5. I Don’t Wanna Make It
6. Gotta Get To Oklahoma (’Cause California’s Gettin’ To Me)
7. With Lonely
8. I’m Not Going Back To Jackson
9. Give It Time
10. Goin’ Home To Your Mother
11. Silver Wings
12. The Whole World Holding Hands
13. I’m Jesse James
14. Flowers Need Sun, Too
15. Loony Caboose
16. That’s My Love
17. Second Fiddle
18. The Last Time
19. I’m Miles Away
20. Gamblin’ Man
21. Motherhood, Apple Pie And The Flag
22. White Line Fever
23. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
24. Four Strong Winds
25. Ft. Worth Texas
26. Freight Train Fever
27. Break My Mind
28. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
29. California On My Mind
30. Back Out On The Road Again