I Am What I Am (Merle Haggard album)

I Am What I Am is an album by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

artist Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...

. It was released on April 20, 2010 by Vanguard Records

Vanguard Records

Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...

. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Merle Haggard except where noted.

"I've Seen It Go Away" – 3:00
"Pretty When It's New" – 3:12
"Oil Tanker Train" – 3:02
"Live and Love Always" – 2:30
"The Road to My Heart" (Freddy Powers) – 2:50
"How Did You Find Me Here" (M. Haggard, Theresa Lane Haggard) – 3:55
"We're Falling in Love Again" – 3:31
"Bad Actor" (Doug Colosio, M. Haggard, Scott Joss) – 3:28
"Down at the End of the Road" – 3:10
"Stranger in the City" – 2:09
"Mexican Bands" – 3:27
"I Am What I Am" – 2:38
"It's Gonna Be Me" - 3:27 (Amazon Exclusive)

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	18
U.S. Billboard 200	77
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	11

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