The Johnny Cash Show (album)

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The Johnny Cash Show
Country folk
Length28:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Johnston
Johnny Cash chronology
The World of Johnny Cash
(1970)
The Johnny Cash Show
(1970)
I Walk the Line
(1970)
Singles from The Johnny Cash Show
  1. "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
    Released: July 29, 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]

The Johnny Cash Show is the 35th overall album and third

TV series of the same title. Though one of Cash's lesser-known live records, it spawned the highly successful single "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", which helped kickstart the career of singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson
. The song and album reached #1 on the Country charts. It was also his final chart entry in Australia, going no higher than #35. The album was certified Gold on February 16, 1995, by the RIAA.

Track listing

  1. ") – 4:04
  2. "Come Along and Ride This Train" (Cash) – 6:16
    "Six Days on the Road" (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery)
    "There Ain't No Easy Run" (Tom T. Hall, Dave Dudley)
    "Sailor on a Concrete Sea" (Merle Travis)
  3. "These Hands" (Eddie Noack) – 3:45
  4. "I'm Gonna Try to Be That Way" (Cash) – 3:24
  5. "Come Along and Ride This Train" (Cash) – 8:04
    "Mississippi Delta Land" (Harlan Howard)
    "Detroit City" (Mel Tillis, Danny Dill)
    "Uncloudy Day" (Joshua K. Alwood)
    "No Setting Sun" (Ruth Davis)
    "Mississippi Delta Land"
  6. "Here Was a Man" (Johnny Bond, Tex Ritter) – 2:56

Personnel

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • The Carter Family
    – background vocals
  • The Statler Brothers
    – background vocals
  • Marshall Grant – bass guitar
  • W.S. Holland
    – drums
  • Bob Wootton – electric guitar
  • Carl Perkins – electric guitar
  • Norman Blake – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Walker – orchestra leader

Additional personnel

  • Produced by Bob Johnston
  • Arranged and conducted by Bill Walker
  • "These Hands" Arranged by Barry McDonald
  • Engineering: Neil Wilburn
  • Cover Photo: John Burg

Charts

Album

Billboard
(United States)

Year Chart Position
1970 Country Albums 1
Pop Albums 44

SinglesBillboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1970 "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" Country Singles 1
Pop Singles 46

References