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"If You Want to Be My Woman" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in December 1989 as the third single from his album 5:01 Blues. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1] and reached number 15 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

"If You Want to Be My Woman"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album 5:01 Blues
B-side	"Someday We'll Know"
Released	December 1989 (1989-12)
Genre	Country
Length	2:42
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard
Producer(s)	Merle Haggard Mark Yeary
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"A Better Love Next Time" (1989) "If You Want to Be My Woman" (1989) "Broken Friend" (1990)

The song was Haggard's last top-40 country hit; like most classic country artists, Haggard's chart career was severely damaged by changes in the country industry that hit in the early 1990s. It was co-produced by Mark Yeary, keyboardist of The Strangers.

Personnel

• Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

• Norm Hamlet – pedal steel guitar
• Clint Strong – guitar
• Bobby Wayne – guitar
• Mark Yeary – hammond organ, piano, electric piano
• Jimmy Belkin – fiddle, strings
• Biff Adams – drums
• Don Markham – saxophone, trumpet
• Gary Church – cornet, trombone

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	23

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