"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 singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

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

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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