"I Can't Be Myself" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...

and The Strangers. It was released in October 1970 as the second single from the album ''

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''. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. It reached two on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks.

Chart performance

References

1970 singles 1970 songs Merle Haggard songs Songs written by Merle Haggard Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) Capitol Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub