The Ways of a Woman in Love explained

The Ways of a Woman in Love
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
A-Side:	"You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"
Genre:	Country, rockabilly, rock and roll
Label:	Sun 302
Prev Title:	Guess Things Happen That Way
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	All Over Again
Next Year:	1958

"The Ways of a Woman in Love" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Bill Justis and Charlie Rich.^{[1] [2]}

The song was recorded by Cash in July 1958 during his final sessions for Sun Records. and released as a single (Sun 302, with "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" on the opposite side) in August.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

The song was also recorded and released by Charlie Rich as a single in 1973 and in the following year enjoyed b-side success of backing Billy Swan's International Bestseller "I Can Help." In 2018 critically acclaimed songwriter John Prine pronounced that "The Ways of a Woman in Love" was his favorite Johnny Cash song and released a music video of it.

Notes and References

1. Book: John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. 16 April 2018. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-61075-628-0. 41–.
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: John Edwards Memorial Foundation. JEMF Quarterly. 1974. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
4. Book: Steve Turner. The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. 2005-10-30. Thomas Nelson. 978-1-4185-7809-1. 245–.
5. 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.
6. Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Records & Prices. registration. The Ways of a Woman in Love You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven Sun 302.. 2004-05-01. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-781-7.
7. Book: Colin Escott. Martin Hawkins. Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. registration. Ways of a Woman in Love You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven.. 1980. Quick Fox. 978-0-8256-3161-0.
8. Book: George Albert. The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. 1984-01-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1685-5.
9. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.