America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
| America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 7, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | July 1970 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 32:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Larry Butler | |||
| Johnny Cash chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [1] |
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a
Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train
.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening Dialogue" | Johnny Cash | 0:23 |
| 2. | "Paul Revere" | Johnny Cash, Jimmie Driftwood | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Southwestward" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:37 |
| 8. | "Remember the Alamo" | Jane Bowers | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Opening the West" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:56 |
| 10. | "Lorena" | Charles Williams | 1:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " The Gettysburg Address" | Abraham Lincoln | 2:38 |
| 2. | "The West" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:57 |
| 3. | "Big Foot" | Johnny Cash | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Like a Young Colt" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:38 |
| 5. | "Mister Garfield" | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | 3:53 |
| 6. | "A Proud Land" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:24 |
| 7. | "The Big Battle" | Johnny Cash | 3:05 |
| 8. | "On Wheels and Wings" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:30 |
| 9. | "Come Take a Trip in My Airship" | Johnny Cash | 1:05 |
| 10. | "Reaching for the Stars" (Dialogue) | Johnny Cash | 0:42 |
| 11. | "These Are My People" | Johnny Cash | 2:38 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Carl Perkins - electric guitar
- Bob Wootton - electric guitar, gut-string guitar
- WS Holland- drums
- Marshall Grant - bass guitar
- Red Lane - rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar
- Charles Cochran - piano
- Norman Blake - rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo
- Farrell Morris - percussion
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica, bass guitar
- Ray Edenton - rhythm guitar
Additional personnel
- Produced by: Larry Butler
- Dialogue written by: Johnny Cash
- Cover design: Bill Barnes
- Cover photo: Al Clayton
Charts
Album -
Billboard
(United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1972 | Pop Albums | 176 |
References
- AllMusic
External links
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