Everybody Loves a Nut explained

Everybody Loves a Nut
Type:Album
Artist:Johnny Cash
Cover:EverybodyLovesaNutcover.jpg
Released:May 2, 1966
Recorded:March 12, 1965–January 29, 1966
Length:29:51
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Happiness Is You
Next Year:1966

Everybody Loves a Nut is the 23rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released by Columbia Records in the United States in 1966 (see 1966 in music). The album consists largely of humorous novelty songs. The album's cover art was created by Jack Davis.

Cash would reprise a number of the tracks on this album in later venues such as TV performances, and live versions of "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" and "Joe Bean" would be featured on his later live album At Folsom Prison. On the sixth episode of his ABC TV series The Johnny Cash Show, he performed a version of the title track with musical guest The Monkees. "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" would also later be performed by Cash on the series as a musical comedy routine with his wife, June Carter Cash. Cash also performed "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" a decade later during an appearance on The Muppet Show.

"The Singing Star's Queen" features lyrics poking fun at Cash's friend and fellow performer Waylon Jennings. "Joe Bean" incorporates the lyrics and melody of "Happy Birthday to You".

Personnel

The release does not credit musicians, but the personnel were:[1]

Use in other media

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Album - UK Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1966"The One on the Right is on the Left"Country Singles2
1966"The One on the Right is on the Left"Pop Singles46
1966"Everybody Loves a Nut"Country Singles17
1966"Everybody Loves a Nut"Pop Singles96
1966"Boa Constrictor"Country Singles39

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith , John L. . 1985 . The Johnny Cash Discography . Greenwood Press . 34–37 . 0-313-24654-8.