I Am What I Am (Merle Haggard album)
| 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 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| The A.V. Club | A– |
| Billboard | |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide | B+ |
| Mojo | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 9/10 |
| The Telegraph | |
| Uncut | |
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.
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.