A Thing Called Love

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A Thing Called Love
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	April 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Country
Length	28:37
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Larry Butler
Professional reviews
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Johnny Cash chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971)	A Thing Called Love (1972)	America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song (1972)

A Thing Called Love is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The title song was released successfully as a single, reaching No. 2 on the country charts; two more singles charted as well, while the album itself also reached No. 2 on the country album charts. "A Thing Called Love" was re-recorded by Cash for Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Kate" (Marty Robbins) – 2:22
2. "Melva's Wine" (Vincent Matthews) – 2:55
3. "A Thing Called Love" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 2:36
4. "I Promise You" (Cash) – 2:58
5. "Papa Was a Good Man" (Hal Bynum) – 2:38
6. "Tear Stained Letter" (Cash) – 2:45
7. "Mississippi Sand" (June Carter Cash) – 3:08
8. "Daddy" (Don Reid, Harold Reid) – 2:54
9. "Arkansas Lovin' Man" (Red Lane) – 2:51
10. "The Miracle Man" (Cash, Larry Lee) – 3:30

[edit] Personnel

• Johnny Cash - Vocals
• The Evangel Temple Choir - Background Vocals

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Country Albums	2
1972	Pop Albums	112

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Papa Was a Good Man"	Country Singles	16
1971	"A Thing Called Love"	Country Singles	2
1972	"Kate"	Country Singles	2
1972	"Kate"	Pop Singles	75

[edit] See also

• Johnny Cash discography

[edit] External links

• Luma Electronic entry on A Thing Called Love

Johnny Cash

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