America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
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| America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song | ||
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
| Released | July 1972 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 32:57 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Johnny Cash chronology | ||
| A Thing Called Love (1972) |
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song (1972) |
The Johnny Cash Family Christmas (1972) |
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history, not unlike several of Cash's other Americana albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like Paul Revere or Big Foot. America also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield", a song previously released as a single in 1965 on Sings the Ballads of the True West. Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "The Battle of New Orleans" and a reading of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Opening Dialogue" (Cash) – 0:23
- "Paul Revere" (Glenn D. Tubb) – 2:17
- "Begin West Movement" (Cash) – 0:26
- "The Road to Kaintuck" (Cash) – 1:21
- "To the Shining Mountains" (Cash) – 0:48
- "The Battle of New Orleans" (Jimmie Driftwood) – 2:21
- "Southwestward" (Cash) – 0:37
- "Remember the Alamo" (Jane Bowers) – 2:26
- "Opening the West" (Cash) – 0:56
- "Lorena" (Charles Williams) – 1:50
- "The Gettysburg Address" (Abraham Lincoln) – 2:38
- "The West" (Cash) – 0:57
- "Big Foot" (Cash) – 3:02
- "Like a Young Colt" (Cash) – 0:38
- "Mr. Garfield" (Ramblin' Jack Elliott) – 3:53
- "A Proud Land" (Cash) – 0:24
- "The Big Battle" (Cash) – 3:05
- "On the Wheels and Wings" (Cash) – 0:30
- "Come Take a Trip in My Airship" (Cash) – 1:05
- "Reaching for the Stars" (Cash) – 0:42
- "These Are My People" (Cash) – 2:38
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals
- Norman Blake - Acoustic Guitar/Banjo
- Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton, Red Lane, Ray Edenton - Guitar
- W.S. Holland - Drums
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- Chuck Cochran - Piano
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
- Farrell Morris - Percussion
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1972 | Pop Albums | 176 |
[edit] See also
- List of concept albums (narrative)
- Johnny Cash discography
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