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I Am a Simple Man

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Wikipedia article




'"I Am a Simple Man"' is a song written by Walt Aldridge, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It was released in April 1991 as the first single from his album 'Backroads'. The song was Ricky Van Shelton's 9th number 1 hit on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.

Content



The narrator's spouse/girlfriend confronts him after a long, tiring day at work, wanting to start an argument by telling him he's hard to understand.

The narrator doesn't want a fight, and responds by telling her he's not hard to understand at all – so long as he has "a job and a piece of land/three squares [three meals] in my frying pan" he's very easy to please.

Chart performance



"I Am a Simple Man" reached number 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart and on The Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart.

Year-end charts



References



Category:1991 singles

Category:Ricky Van Shelton songs

Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Category:Songs written by Walt Aldridge

Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:1990 songs

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