Pride in What I Am

Pride in What I Am
Studio album by Merle Haggard
Released	February 3, 1969
Recorded	June and August 1968, Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol ST-168
Producer	Ken Nelson
Merle Haggard chronology
Mama Tried (1968) Pride in What I Am (1969) Same Train, a Different Time (1969)

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Pride in What I Am is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1969.

Reissues

• In 2002, Pride in What I Am was reissued by BGO along with The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.
• In 2006, Pride in What I Am was reissued by Capitol Nashville along with Mama Tried with five bonus tracks and 24-bit digital remastering.

Track listing

All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted.

1. "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am"
2. "Who'll Buy the Wine" (Billy Mize)
3. "The Day the Rains Came"
4. "It Meant Goodbye to Me (When You Said Hello to Him)" (Lefty Frizzell, Abe Mulkey)
5. "I Can't Hold Myself in Line"
6. "I'm Bringin' Home Good News"
7. "Keep Me from Cryin' Today"
8. "I Just Want to Look at You One More Time"
9. "Somewhere on Skid Row" (Red Simpson)
10. "I'm Free" (Leon Copeland)
11. "California Blues [Blue Yodel No. 4]" (Jimmie Rodgers)
12. "I Think We're Livin' in the Good Old Days" (Dean Holloway, Red Simpson)

Personnel

• Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
• James Burton – guitar
• Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
• Lewis Talley – guitar
• Norman Hamlet – pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo
• George French – piano
• Bob Morris – bass
• Leon Copeland – bass
• Eddie Burris – drums
• Roy Huskey – drums
• Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Billboard Country albums	11
1969	Billboard Pop albums	189