The Way I Am (Merle Haggard album)
Encyclopedia
The Way I Am is an album by American
country singer Merle Haggard
, released in 1980. The single "The Way I Am" reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.
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country singer 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,...
, released in 1980. The single "The Way I Am" reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.
Reissues
- The Way I Am was reissued by MCA combined with Back to the BarroomsBack to the BarroomsBack to the Barrooms is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in October 1980. The album's first single, "Misery and Gin", reached the top-ten on the U.S...
. The reissue is out of print.
Track listing
- "The Way I AmThe Way I Am (Merle Haggard song)"The Way I Am" is a single by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in March 1980, it was the first single from his album The Way I Am. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:...
" (Sonny ThrockmortonSonny ThrockmortonJames Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton is an American country music singer and songwriter. Known primarily for his songwriting, Throckmorton has had more than 1,000 of his songs recorded by various country singers...
) – 2:56 - "Sky-Bo" (Merle Haggard) – 3:32
- "No One to Sing For (But the Band)" (Haggard) – 3:34
- "Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)" (Stuart Hamblen) – 3:00
- "Life's Just Not the Way It Used to Be" (Haggard) – 2:53
- "Wake Up" (Haggard) – 4:06
- "Where Have You Been" (Leona Williams) – 2:50
- "Take Me Back and Try Me One More Time" (Ernest TubbErnest TubbErnest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
) – 2:51 - "I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back" (Tubb) – 3:19
- "It Makes No Difference Now" (Jimmie Davis, Floyd TillmanFloyd TillmanFloyd Tillman was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984.-Early life:Tillman grew up in the cotton-mill town of Post,...
) – 3:08 - "It's Been So Long, Darlin'" (Tubb) – 3:01
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 16 |