The Way I Am (Neil Sedaka song)

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"The Way I Am"
Single by Lovelace Watkins
B-side "Everybody Wants To Call You Sweetheart"
Released1974
Label Gallo PD 1040
Songwriter(s) Neil Sedaka

The Way I Am was a hit for Lovelace Watkins in South Africa. It reached the position of no 6 and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks in 1974. It also made it to no 12 in Rhodesia in 1974.

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Background

Neil Sedaka's single "The Way I Am" backed with "Going Nowhere" was released in Holland in 1974 on the Polydor label. [1] The song by Lovelace Watkins was released on the Gallo label with the Randy Edelman composition "Everybody Wants To Call You Sweetheart" as its B side. [2] [3]

Chart performance

It peaked at No. 4 in South Africa on November 15, 1974. [4] It spent a total of 14 weeks on the South African charts. [5]

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