The Last Gunfighter Ballad (song) explained

The Last Gunfighter Ballad
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash
Album:	The Last Gunfighter Ballad
B-Side:	"City Jail"
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Country
Label:	Columbia 3-10483
Producer:	Charlie Bragg, Don Davis
Prev Title:	It's All Over
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Lady
Next Year:	1977

"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" is a song written by Guy Clark and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1977 album The Last Gunfighter Ballad.

Released in early 1977 as a single (Columbia 3-10483, with "City Jail" on the B-side),^{[2] [4]} the song reached number 38 on U.S. Billboard country chart for the week of April 2.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• "The Last Gunfighter Ballad" on the Johnny Cash official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Last Gunfighter Ballad. Johnny Cash Official Site. 2021-10-06.
2. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.
3. ^[2]
4. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. John L. Smith. 1994. 10. 9780313295065.
5. Johnny Cash. .
6. Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of April 2, 1977). Billboard. 2021-10-06.