Mean-Eyed Cat Explained

Mean-Eyed Cat
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
Album:	Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
A-Side:	"Mean Eyed Cat" "Port of Lonely Hearts"
Genre:	Rockabilly
Label:	Sun 347
Prev Title:	Going to Memphis
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Girl in Saskatoon
Next Year:	1960

"Mean-Eyed Cat" (or "Mean Eyed Cat") is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.^{[1] [2]}

The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records on July 30, 1955. Sun released it as a single (Sun 347, with "Port of Lonely Hearts" on the opposite side)^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} in October 1960,^{[8] [9] [10]} which was the last Sun release by Cash as he left the label for Columbia a few years earlier.

Cash also made a completely revised cover of this song for his 1996 album Unchained. ^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Book: John L. Smith. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7.
2. Web site: Cover versions of Mean Eyed Cat by Johnny Cash. SecondHandSongs. 2019-01-25.
3. Book: John Edwards Memorial Foundation. JEMF Quarterly. 1974. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
4. Book: Joel Whitburn. Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. 2002. Record Research. 978-0-89820-151-2.
   Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. 2005. Record Research. 978-0-89820-165-9.
5. Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Records & Prices. registration. Mean Eyed Cat Port of Lonely Hearts Sun 347.. 2004-05-01. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-781-7.
6. Book: Colin Escott. Martin Hawkins. Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. registration. Mean Eyed Cat Port of Lonely Hearts.. 1980. Quick Fox. 978-0-8256-3161-0.
7. Book: George Albert. The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. 1984-01-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1685-5.
8. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.
   October
   “Mean Eyed Cat"/"Port Of Lonely Hearts” (Sun 347) released..
9. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 21–.
10. Book: Colin Escott. Martin Hawkins. Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. 2011-03-01. Open Road Media. 978-1-4532-1314-8. 415–.
    Book: Colin Escott. Martin Hawkins. Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll. 1 August 2017. St. Martin's Press. 978-1-250-18211-1.
11. Book: John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. 16 April 2018. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-61075-628-0. 41–.
12. Book: Steve Turner. The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. 30 October 2005. Thomas Nelson. 978-1-4185-7809-1. 246–.