The Johnny Cash Show (album)

The Johnny Cash Show
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 1970
RecordedJuly 10, 1970
VenueRyman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry 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
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The Johnny Cash Show is the 35th overall album and third live album by American country singer Johnny Cash, recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House and released on Columbia Records in 1970 as a tie-in with Cash's then-current 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. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (Kris Kristofferson) – 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

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

AlbumBillboard (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

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