| I Am a Simple Man | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ricky Van Shelton |
| Album: | Backroads |
| B-Side: | Backroads |
| Released: | April 8, 1991[1] |
| Recorded: | December 20, 1990 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:26 |
| Label: | Columbia Nashville |
| Producer: | Steve Buckingham |
| Prev Title: | Rockin' Years |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Keep It Between the Lines |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"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.
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.
"I Am a Simple Man" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and on The Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
| Chart (1991) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 25 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 19 |