| Flesh and Blood | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Album: | I Walk the Line (soundtrack album) |
| B-Side: | This Side of the Law |
| Released: | October 1970 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:39 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Bob Johnston |
| Prev Title: | Sunday Morning Coming Down |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | Big River |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
"Flesh and Blood" is a 1970 single written and recorded by Johnny Cash and was featured in the film, I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck (see: soundtrack album I Walk the Line). The song went to #1 on the U.S. country singles chart for one week, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[1]
The song describes a man observing and interacting with nature, but noting that it is no substitute for a human partner: "flesh and blood needs flesh and blood."
| Chart (1970–1971) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 41 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 23 |