The Wind Changes Explained

The Wind Changes
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash
Album:	Old Golden Throat
A-Side:	"Red Velvet" "The Wind Changes"
Genre:	country
Label:	Columbia 4-44288
Producer:	Don Law and Frank Jones

"The Wind Changes" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

Released in September 1967^[1] as a single (Columbia 4-44288, with "Red Velvet" on the opposite side),^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} it debuted on the U.S. Billboard country chart on the week of October 28, eventually reaching number 60.^[7]

Later the song was included on Johnny Cash's album Old Golden Throat (1968).

External links

• "The Wind Changes" on the Johnny Cash official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1. 53.
   September
   "The Wind Changes"/"Red Velvet" (Columbia 4-44288) released. Following the recent chart successes this single is a relative failure, reaching only #60 during a six-week chart spell..
2. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 8–9.
3. Book: C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. 1 August 2014. Backbeat. 978-1-61713-609-2. 138–.
   Book: C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. 1 August 2014. Backbeat Books. 978-1-61713-608-5. 123–. Curiously, just prior to the album's release, Columbia issued another single featuring two songs—“Red Velvet” and “The Wind Changes”—that were not duets, with the latter stalling at #60 on the Country chart before quickly dropping off. Released in the fall of 1967, Carryin' On brought together Johnny and June's two ....
4. 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. 150–.
5. 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.
6. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. 23 May 1970. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1–. 0006-2510.
   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. Book: John L. Smith. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7. Book: John L. Smith. The Johnny Cash Discography. 1 January 1985. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-24654-8.
7. 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.
   The Wind Changes Chart History. Billboard. 2020-05-11.