I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall (song)

"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
B-side	"Life of a Rodeo Cowboy"
Released	April 12, 1978
Recorded	February 1978
Genre	Country
Length	2:48
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Howard
Producer(s)	Fuzzy Owen, Hank Cochran
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Running Kind" (1978) "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" (1978) "It's Been a Great Afternoon" (1978)

"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" is a song written by Chuck Howard, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in April 1978 as the first single and title track from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.