| The Adventures of Johnny Cash | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 6, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January 1981 – February 1982 | |||
| Studio | Cowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 30:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Clement | |||
| Johnny Cash chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Adventures of Johnny Cash | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Adventures of Johnny Cash is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1982. The album was produced by Jack Clement.[2]
"Georgia on a Fast Train" and "We Must Believe in Magic" were both released as singles with minor chart success: "Georgia on a Fast Train" got as high as #55 C&W while the latter peaked at #84 C&W.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Georgia on a Fast Train" | Billy Joe Shaver | 2:34 |
| 2. | "John's" | Joe Allen | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Fair Weather Friends" | Joe Allen, Johnny Cash | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Paradise" | John Prine | 3:10 |
| 5. | "We Must Believe in Magic" | Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Only Love" | Roger Cook, Sandy Mason Theoret, John Prine | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Good Old American Guest" | Merle Haggard | 3:20 |
| 8. | "I'll Cross Over Jordan Someday" | Peck Chandler | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Sing a Song" | Tommy Cisco | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Ain't Gonna Hobo No More" | Don Devaney | 3:15 |
- Note: Track 5 was cut by Crystal Gayle five years prior to Cash's version. Gayle's original version appears on the 1977 album of the same name.
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Bob Wootton, Mike Elliot, Jerry Hensley, Jack Clement – guitar
- Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin, photography
- John Hartford – fiddle, banjo
- Joe Allen – bass
- W.S. Holland, Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
- Earl Poole Ball, Charles Cochran – piano, keyboards
- Jack "Stack-a-Track" Grochmal – ukulele, engineer, mixing
- The Mike Elliot String Quartet – Lennie Haight, Mark Feldman – violin, Kristin Wilkinson – viola, John Catchings – cello
- June Carter Cash, Cindy Cash, Marty Stuart, Rachel Peer, Sandy Mason Theoret, Kathy Johnson, Joe Allen, Alan O'Bryant – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Chart Debut/Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| August 1982 | "Georgia on a Fast Train" | Country Singles | 55 |
| February 1983 | "We Must Believe in Magic" | Country Singles | 84 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 116, 118.
External links
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