| Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Cover: | JohnnyCashisComingtoTown.jpg |
| Released: | April 13, 1987 |
| Studio: | Cowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 32:37 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Jack Clement |
| Chronology: | Johnny Cash |
| Prev Title: | Believe in Him |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town is the 73rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1987, and his first for Mercury Records. It was re-released in 2003, paired with Boom Chicka Boom on a single CD. "Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an Elvis Costello song from his album King of America, released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, Old No. 1. The album reached #36 on the country charts, while the only released single, "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at #43.[2]
"Ballad of Barbara" is a rerecording of a track that had been a hit single for Cash in the early 1970s. A number of tracks left over from the album's recording sessions would later surface on Cash's final Mercury album, The Mystery of Life, released in 1991.
Rich Adler (chief engineer and technical director), David Ferguson
Dave Ferguson (all except "Heavy Metal...") and Rich Adler ("Heavy Metal...")
Joey Miskulin
Glenn Meadows, Masterfonics
John Lomax III
Slick Lawson
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1987 | "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" | 43 |
| "Sixteen Tons" | - | |
| "Let Him Roll" | - | |
| "W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)" | 72 | |