Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
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| Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town | ||
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
| Released | April 13, 1987 | |
| Recorded | September 1986 - January 1987 |
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| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 32:37 | |
| Label | Mercury | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Clement | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Johnny Cash chronology | ||
| Class of '55 (1986) |
Johnny Cash is Coming to Town (1987) |
Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988) |
Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music), and his first for Mercury Records. It was re-released in 2003, paired with Boom Chicka Boom on a single CD. "Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an Elvis Costello song from his album King of America, released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, Old No. 1. The album reached No. 36 on the country charts, while the only released single, "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at No. 43.
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Big Light" (Elvis Costello) – 2:41
- "Ballad of Barbara" (Cash) – 4:21
- "I'd Rather Have You" (Cash) – 3:11
- "Let Him Roll" (Guy Clark) – 4:29
- "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" (Bobby Braddock/Charlie Williams) – 3:24
- With Waylon Jennings
- "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis) – 2:46
- "A Letters from Home" (John Crowley/Jack Routh) – 3:21
- "W. Lee O'Daniel and the Light Crust Doughboys" (James Talley) – 2:46
- "Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock and Roll to Me)" (Clark/Jim McBride) – 2:50
- "My Ship Will Sail" (Allen Reynolds) – 2:46
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | Country Albums | 36 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" | Country Singles | 43 |
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