I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
This article is about the song by Merle Haggard. For the album by Dean Martin, see I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am (album).
"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" | ||||
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Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
from the album Pride in What I Am | ||||
B-side | "Keep Me from Crying Today" | |||
Released | October 14, 1968 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
Merle Haggard singles chronology | ||||
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"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1968 as the only single from his album Pride in What I Am. "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks in January 1969. The song was covered by Dean Martin and released as a single in mid-1969. A tape recorder version of this song was played at the funeral of late Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist, Ronnie Van Zant.
Chart performance
- Merle Haggard
Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
- Dean Martin
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 62 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 |
- Jerry Butler
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Top Singles | 86 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
External links
Preceded by "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 23–30, 1968 |
Succeeded by "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell |
Preceded by "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single January 27, 1969 |
Succeeded by "The Carroll County Accident" by Porter Wagoner |
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