I Am What I Am (Merle Haggard album)
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| I Am What I Am | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Lou Bradley Merle Haggard | |||
| Merle Haggard chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
| Billboard | [5] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide | B+[6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 9/10[9] |
| The Telegraph | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
I Am What I Am is the sixty-second studio album by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released on April 20, 2010 by Vanguard Records. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[12]
The final song, “It's Gonna Be Me,” was only released on Amazon.com, despite having received positive review as a song which stands out with a heavy bass line and social-critical lyrics.[13]
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)
