Papa Was a Good Man explained

Papa Was a Good Man
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash
Album:	A Thing Called Love
A-Side:	"Papa Was a Good Man" "I Promise You"
Genre:	country
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Larry Butler
Prev Title:	Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	A Thing Called Love
Next Year:	1971

"Papa Was a Good Man" is a song written by songwriter Hal Bynum.

Released in September 1971^{[1] [2]} as a single (Columbia 4-45460, with "I Promise You" on the opposite side) by Johnny Cash,^[3] the song reached #16 on U.S. Billboard country chart^[4] and #104 on Billboards Bubbling Under the Hot 100.

Both "I Promise You" (which is "a promise of devotion to June") and "Papa Was a Good Man" are part of Johnny Cash's 1972 album A Thing Called Love.

External links

• "Papa Was A Good Man" on the Johnny Cash official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1. 91.
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   "Papa Was A Good Man"/"I Promise You" (Columbia 4-45460) released..
2. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 8–9.
3. Book: Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. 2000. Krause Publications. 978-0-87341-934-5.
   Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. 1 August 2002. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-471-7.
   Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. 31 August 2006. Krause Publications. 9780896893078.
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.
   Papa Was A Good Man Chart History (Hot Country Songs). Billboard. 2020-05-23.