| The Baron | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Cover: | JohnnyCashTheBaron.jpg |
| Released: | June 1, 1981 |
| Recorded: | March 1981 except "The Baron" September 1980 |
| Studio: | CBS Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Length: | 30:36 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Billy Sherrill |
| Chronology: | Johnny Cash |
| Prev Title: | Classic Christmas |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Encore |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
The Baron is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title track was a top ten hit, and three singles in all — including "Mobile Bay" and "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" — were released, though the latter two were rather unsuccessful in the charts, peaking at No. 60 and No. 71.
Cash recorded the album with countrypolitan producer Billy Sherrill. Other sessions with him would be released on the 2014 album Out Among the Stars.
The Boston Globe wrote: "That half of the songs are partly spoken, sometimes over syrupy strings, adds to the embarrassment."[1]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 201 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1981 | "The Baron" | 10 | 6 |
| "Mobile Bay" | 60 | — | |
| 1982 | "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" | 71 | — |
| 71 (flip) | |||