| I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Joe Shaver |
| Album: | Old Five and Dimers Like Me |
| B-Side: | Old Five and Dimers Like Me |
| Studio: | Sound Spectrum Recordings, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN |
| Genre: | Country, country rock, outlaw country |
| Label: | Monument |
| Producer: | Kris Kristofferson |
"Georgia on a Fast Train" (originally titled "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train") is a song by Billy Joe Shaver from his debut 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me.[1] [2] [3]
Released as a single that year,[4] it peaked at number 88 on U.S. Billboards country chart.
In 1994, Shaver released this song as a single again, that time under the shortened title "Georgia on a Fast Train". The new version did not chart.
| Georgia on a Fast Train | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Album: | The Adventures of Johnny Cash |
| B-Side: | "Sing a Song" |
| Released: | [5] or |
| Genre: | Country, country rock, outlaw country, rockabilly |
| Length: | 2:36 |
| Label: | Columbia 18-03058 |
| Producer: | Jack Clement |
| Prev Title: | The General Lee |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Fair Weather Friends |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Johhny Cash covered the song on his Jack Clement–produced 1982 album The Adventures of Johnny Cash.[6] Released as the first of three singles from it, his version reached number 55 on U.S. Billboard country chart for the week of September 4, 1982.[7] [8] [9]