The Adventures of Johnny Cash

The Adventures of Johnny Cash
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1982
RecordedJanuary 1981 – February 1982
StudioCowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length30:07
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Clement
Johnny Cash chronology
The Survivors
(1982) 		The Adventures of Johnny Cash
(1982) 		Johnny 99
(1983)
Singles from The Adventures of Johnny Cash
  1. "Georgia on a Fast Train"
    Released: July 1982
  2. "Fair Weather Friends"
    Released: October 1982
  3. "We Must Believe in Magic"
    Released: January 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Georgia on a Fast Train"Billy Joe Shaver2:34
2."John's"Joe Allen3:33
3."Fair Weather Friends"Joe Allen, Johnny Cash2:51
4."Paradise"John Prine3:10
5."We Must Believe in Magic"Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds2:28
6."Only Love"Roger Cook, Sandy Mason Theoret, John Prine3:18
7."Good Old American Guest"Merle Haggard3:20
8."I'll Cross Over Jordan Someday"Peck Chandler2:47
9."Sing a Song"Tommy Cisco2:51
10."Ain't Gonna Hobo No More"Don Devaney3:15

Personnel

  • 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

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Chart Debut/Year Single Chart Position
August 1982 "Georgia on a Fast Train" Country Singles 55
February 1983 "We Must Believe in Magic" Country Singles 84

References

  1. ^ "Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 116, 118.


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