The Way I Am (Merle Haggard album)

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.

Reissues

• The Way I Am was reissued by MCA combined with Back to the Barrooms. The reissue is out of print.

Track listing

1. "The Way I Am" (Sonny Throckmorton) – 2:56
2. "Sky-Bo" (Merle Haggard) – 3:32
3. "No One to Sing For (But the Band)" (Haggard) – 3:34
4. "Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)" (Stuart Hamblen) – 3:00
5. "Life's Just Not the Way It Used to Be" (Haggard) – 2:53
6. "Wake Up" (Haggard) – 4:06
7. "Where Have You Been" (Leona Williams) – 2:50
8. "Take Me Back and Try Me One More Time" (Ernest Tubb) – 2:51
9. "I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back" (Tubb) – 3:19
10. "It Makes No Difference Now" (Jimmie Davis, Floyd Tillman) – 3:08
11. "It's Been So Long, Darlin'" (Tubb) – 3:01

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – lead guitar, vocals

Production notes

• Produced by Porter Wagoner, Don Gant, Fuzzy Owen
• Engineered by Russ Bracher

Chart performance