"I'm a Better Man" was written by

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...

and Hal David. It was a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1969. It was a follow up to the previous release, "The Way It Used To Be".

Background

The record was released in the United States on Parrot 40040. In the 1980s, the song ended up on an Engelbert compilation ''Release Me'' which included other songs such as "Release Me", "There Goes My Everything" and "The Last Waltz".

Chart performance

On August 9, 1969, the record reached No. 15 on the

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. On September 27, 1969, the record peaked at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and it spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. It also peaked at No. 6 on ''Billboard''s

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chart.Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck I'm a Better Man Chart History
''Billboard.com''. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

References

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