The Johnny Cash Show (album) explained

The Johnny Cash Show
Type:Live album
Artist:Johnny Cash
Cover:JohnnyCashJCShow.jpg
Released:October 19, 1970
Recorded:July 10, 1970
Venue:Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Country folk
Length:28:32
Label:Columbia
Producer:Bob Johnston
Prev Title:The World of Johnny Cash
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:I Walk the Line
Next Year:1970

The Johnny Cash Show is the 35th overall album and third live album by American country singer Johnny Cash, recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House and released on Columbia Records in 1970 as a tie-in with Cash's then-current TV series of the same title. Though one of Cash's lesser-known live records, it spawned the highly successful single "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", which helped kickstart the career of singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson. The song and album reached #1 on the Country charts. It was also his final chart entry in Australia, going no higher than #35. Thealbum was certified Gold on February 16, 1995, by the RIAA.

Track listing

  1. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:04
  2. "Come Along and Ride This Train" (Cash) – 6:16

"Six Days on the Road" (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery)

"There Ain't No Easy Run" (Tom T. Hall, Dave Dudley)

"Sailor on a Concrete Sea" (Merle Travis)

  1. "These Hands" (Eddie Noack) – 3:45
  2. "I'm Gonna Try to Be That Way" (Cash) – 3:24
  3. "Come Along and Ride This Train" (Cash) – 8:04

"Mississippi Delta Land" (Harlan Howard)

"Detroit City" (Mel Tillis, Danny Dill)

"Uncloudy Day" (Joshua K. Alwood)

"No Setting Sun" (Ruth Davis)

"Mississippi Delta Land"

  1. "Here Was a Man" (Johnny Bond, Tex Ritter) – 2:56

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1970Country Albums1
Pop Albums44

SinglesBillboard (United States)

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YearSingleChartPosition
1970"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"Country Singles1
Pop Singles46