See Ruby Fall Explained

See Ruby Fall
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash
Album:	Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
A-Side:	"See Ruby Fall" "Blistered"
Genre:	country
Label:	Columbia 4-45020
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Producer:	Bob Johnston

"See Ruby Fall" is a song co-written by Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.^[1] The title is a play on the phrase "See Ruby Falls", which is painted on some Southern barn roofs to direct potential tourists to a well-known waterfall in Chattanooga.

Recorded by Cash at the Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 20, 1969,^[2] the song was released as a single (Columbia 4-45020, with "Blistered" that was recorded two days earlier on the opposite side)^{[3] [4] [5]} in October.

On U.S. Billboard country chart, the single charted as a double-A-side, reaching #4.^[6] On the Hot 100, "Blistered" reached #50, and "See Ruby Fall" #75.^[7] (according to some sources, both songs reached #50).^[8]

Both "Blistered" and "See Ruby Fall" are part of Johnny Cash's album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash (out in January 1970).

External links

• "See Ruby Fall" on the Johnny Cash official website

Notes and References

1. Book: John L. Smith. The Johnny Cash Discography. 1 January 1985. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-24654-8.
2. Book: John L. Smith. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7.
3. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 8–9.
4. Book: Steve Turner. The man called Cash: the life, love, and faith of an American legend. 1 November 2005. Thomas Nelson Inc. 978-0-8499-0815-6. 266.
5. 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.
6. 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.
   Blistered/See Ruby Fall Chart History (Hot Country Songs). Billboard. 2020-05-20.
7. Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's pop annual, 1955-1977. 1978. Record Research. Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. 2001. Record Research. 978-0-89820-147-5. Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. 2003. Record Research. 978-0-89820-155-0. Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. 2007. Record Research. 978-0-89820-172-7.
   Book: Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual, 1955-1999. 2000. Record Research. 978-0-89820-141-3.
8. Book: Joel Whitburn. Top Pop Records, 1955-1970: Facts about 9800 Recordings Listed in Billboard's "Hot 100" Charts, Grouped Under the Names of the 2500 Recording Artists. 1972. Gale Research Company.
   Blistered/See Ruby Fall Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. 2020-05-20.