Summary
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash is the 33rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1970 (see 1970 in music). "If I Were a Carpenter", a famous duet with Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, earned the couple a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1971 (see Grammy Awards of 1971); the song also reached #2 on the Country charts. This album also includes "To Beat the Devil", the first Kris Kristofferson song covered by Cash; the two would later collaborate numerous times, most famously on "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down". "See Ruby Fall" and "Blistered" were also released as singles, and the album itself reached #1 on the country charts and No. 6 on the pop charts. It was certified Gold on January 29, 1970 the RIAA.[2] The album has been released on CD (Sony Music, Original Album Classics, along with The Johnny Cash Show and Man In Black) and it has been made available on official download sites. This album is not to be confused with a 1977 Columbia Special Products compilation LP (issued on CD in 1992) with the same name.
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| Released | January 26, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February 17 – September 10, 1969 | |||
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| Length | 37:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Southwind" | Johnny Cash | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Devil to Pay" | Merle Travis, Leon Rusk | 3:28 |
| 3. | "'Cause I Love You" (duet with June Carter Cash) | Johnny Cash | 2:34 |
| 4. | "See Ruby Fall" | Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Route No. 1, Box 144" | Johnny Cash | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Sing a Traveling Song" | Ken Jones | 3:08 |
| 7. | "If I Were a Carpenter" (duet with June Carter Cash) | Tim Hardin | 3:00 |
| 8. | "To Beat the Devil" | Kris Kristofferson | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Blistered" | Billy Edd Wheeler | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill" | Vincent Matthews | 2:32 |
| 11. | "I've Got a Thing About Trains" | Jack Clement | 2:50 |
| 12. | "Jesus Was a Carpenter" | Chris Wren | 3:57 |
Personnel edit
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton, Jerry Shook, Fred Carter, Jr. - guitar
- Norman Blake - dobro, guitar
- Marshall Grant - bass guitar
- W.S. Holland - drums
- Bill Pursell - piano on "See Ruby Fall" and "If I Were a Carpenter"
- George Tidwell, Bob Phillips, William Pippin - trumpet
- The Carter Family - backing vocals
- Technical
- Charlie Bragg - engineer
- Joel Baldwin - cover photograph
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1969 | "Blistered" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1969 | "Blistered" | Pop Singles | 50 |
| 1969 | "See Ruby Fall" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1969 | "See Ruby Fall" | Pop Singles | 75 |
| 1969 | "If I Were a Carpenter" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1969 | "If I Were a Carpenter" | Pop Singles | 36 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Johnny Cash – Hello, I'm Johnny Cash". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2021.