Old Golden Throat
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
| Released | June 1968 | |
| Recorded | August 8, 1958 - January 12, 1967 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 34:12 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Don Law, Frank Jones | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Johnny Cash chronology | ||
| At Folsom Prison (1968) |
Old Golden Throat (1968) |
Heart of Cash (1968) |
Old Golden Throat is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music) on Columbia Records. The record is a mix of tracks recorded almost a decade before its release and songs completed up to several months prior to it. Two of the tracks on the album - "I Got Stripes" and "Dark as a Dungeon" - had been performed by Cash at Folsom Prison and subsequently appeared on his famous At Folsom Prison live album in May 1968.
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[edit] Track listing
- "I Got Stripes" (Cash, Charlie Williams) – 2:05
- "A Certain Kinda Hurtin'" (Cash) – 2:03
- "Little at a Time" (Cash, Gordon Terry) – 1:57
- "All Over Again" (Cash) – 2:12
- "Still in Town" (Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran) – 2:36
- "Smiling Bill McCall" (Cash) – 2:07
- "The Wind Changes" (Cash) – 2:49
- "The Sons of Katie Elder" (Ernie Sheldon, Elmer Bernstein) – 2:35
- "Dark as a Dungeon" (Merle Travis) – 2:29
- "Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Cash) – 3:01
- "The Matador" (Cash, June Carter) – 2:48
- "Send a Picture of Mother" (Cash) – 2:53
- "You Dreamer You" (Cash) – 1:49
- "Red Velvet" (Ian Tyson) – 2:48
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals
- Luther Perkins, Jack Clement, Johnny Western, Carl Perkins, Norman Blake - Guitar
- Bob Johnson - Lute/Mandocello/Guitar
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- Buddy Harman, W.S. Holland - Drums
- Don Helms - Steel
- Shot Jackson - Steel/Dobro
- Marvin Hughes, Floyd Cramer, Bill Pursell - Piano
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
- Gordon Terry - Fiddle
- Maybelle Carter - Harpsichord
- Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
- Lew DeWitt - Whistle
- The Anita Kerr Singers, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - Background Vocals
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1967 | "Wind Changes" | Country Singles | 60 |
| 1968 | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1968 | "Dark as a Dungeon" | Country Singles | 49 |
| 1968 | "You Dreamer You" | Country Singles | 13 |
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