Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
| Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | April 13, 1987 |
| Studio | Cowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 32:37 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Producer | Jack Clement |
| Johnny Cash chronology | |
| Singles from Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town | |
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Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town is the 73rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1987, and his first for Mercury Records. It was re-released in 2003, paired with Boom Chicka Boom on a single CD. "Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an Elvis Costello song from his album King of America , released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, Old No. 1 . The album reached #36 on the country charts, while the only released single, "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at #43.[2]
"Ballad of Barbara" is a rerecording of a track that had been a hit single for Cash in the early 1970s. A number of tracks left over from the album's recording sessions would later surface on Cash's final Mercury album, The Mystery of Life , released in 1991.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Robert Christgau | (B+) link |
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Big Light" | Elvis Costello | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Ballad of Barbara" | Johnny Cash | 4:21 |
| 3. | "I'd Rather Have You" | Cash | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Let Him Roll" | Guy Clark | 4:29 |
| 5. | "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" (with Waylon Jennings) | Bobby Braddock, Charlie Williams | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Sixteen Tons" | Merle Travis | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Letters from Home" | J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh | 3:21 |
| 8. | "W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)" | James Talley | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock and Roll to Me)" | Clark, Jim McBride | 2:50 |
| 10. | "My Ship Will Sail" | Allen Reynolds | 2:46 |
Personnel
[edit ]- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Waylon Jennings - vocals on "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town"
- Jim Soldi - lead and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Marty Stuart - lead and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Pete Wade - lead guitar
- Bob Wootton - lead guitar
- Joey Miskulin - lead guitar, acoustic bass, backing vocals, keyboards
- Jack Clement - acoustic guitar, dobro, Jews harp, kazoo
- Mike Elliot - acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Tittle - electric bass, backing vocals
- Joe Allen, Michael Rhodes - electric bass
- Roy Huskey, Jr. - acoustic bass
- W.S. "Fluke" Holland - drums
- Kenny Malone - percussion
- Jack Hale, Jr. - horns, keyboards
- Bob Lewin - horns, keyboards
- Jay Patten - horns
- Earl Poole Ball - piano
- Charles Cochrane - piano, keyboards
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan, Mark O'Connor, Vassar Clements - fiddle
- Paco - harmonica
- June Carter and The Carter Family (June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, Anita Carter, Carlene Carter), Cinday Cash-Stuart, Bernard Peyton - backing vocals
- Charlie Williams - announcer voice on "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town"
Additional personnel
[edit ]- Produced by Jack Clement
- Assistant producer: David Ferguson
- Recorded at the Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa
- Engineers: Rich Adler (chief engineer and technical director), David Ferguson
- Mixing engineers: Dave Ferguson (all except "Heavy Metal...") and Rich Adler ("Heavy Metal...")
- Executive producer: Joey Miskulin
- Mastering: Glenn Meadows, Masterfonics
- Production manager: Coley Coleman
- Liner notes: John Lomax III
- Eyes courtesy: Dr. Marie Kelly, Dr. Burkett Nelson
- Photography: Slick Lawson
- Art design: Virginia Team
- Design: Jerry Joyner, Joe Rogers
Charts
[edit ]Album - Billboard (United States)
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Country Albums | 36 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1987 | "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" | 43 |
| "Sixteen Tons" | - | |
| "Let Him Roll" | - | |
| "W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)" | 72 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Johnny Cash is Coming to Town - Johnny Cash | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
- ^ C. Eric Banister -Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black 1617136085 2014 ""Sixteen Tons," written by Merle Travis, fits, as one would expect, like a coal miner's glove, while "Letters from Home," by Jack Wesley Routh and John Charles Crowley, finds Cash in a sentimental mood."
External links
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