Til I Am Myself Again

{{Infobox song

| name = Til I Am Myself Again

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Blue Rodeo

| album = Casino

| released = November 19, 1990

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country rock{{cite web | url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0136621 | title='Til I Am Myself Again' sheet music | work=MusicNotes.com | accessdate=May 31, 2020}}

| length = 3:58

| label = Risque Disque

| writer = Greg Keelor
Jim Cuddy

| producer = Pete Anderson

| prev_title = Love and Understanding

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Trust Yourself

| next_year = 1991

}}

"Til I Am Myself Again" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country rock group Blue Rodeo. Released in November 1990, it was the first single from their album Casino. The song reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1991.[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1453&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ig414ihn5pn16nvmgtl96udbk7 RPM Country Tracks]

Content

The song is composed in the key of G major with a moderate tempo. The verses follow the chord pattern G-C-G-D/F{{sharp}}-Em-C-D twice, while the chorus uses the chord pattern Am-Bm-C-D four times before ending on a G chord. An uncredited review of Casino in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel compared the song's sound to that of The Byrds, noting the use of twelve-string guitar in creating such a sound. The review also said that the song had a "majestic melody" and that both it and "What Am I Doing Here" off the same album were "musical triumphs over adversity with classic hooks."{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/538952774/ | title=Blue Rodeo has a winner with 'Casino' | work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | date=March 8, 1991 | accessdate=May 31, 2020 | pages=12}}

Chart performance

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1990–1991)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|3|chartid=1436|publishdate=February 9, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|2|chartid=1451|publishdate=March 2, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
{{single chart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=1453|publishdate=March 2, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|19|artist=Blue Rodeo}}
align="left"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/291929/Blue+Rodeo/chart?f=376|title=Blue Rodeo Album & Song Chart History|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}

|align="center"|37

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1991)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2024&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|work=RPM|date=December 21, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}

| align="center" | 43

Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1706&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991|work=RPM|date=December 21, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}

| align="center" | 24

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1700&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991|work=RPM|date=December 21, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}

| align="center" | 40

References