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
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!align="left"|Chart (1990–1991) !align="center"|Peak |
{{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 |
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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 |