Allegheny (song)

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"Allegheny"
Single by Johnny Cash and June Carter
from the album Johnny Cash and His Woman
B-side "We're for Love"
ReleasedAugust 1973 (1973-08) [1]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 4-45929
Songwriter(s) Chris Gantry

"Allegheny" is a song written [2] [3] and originally recorded by Chris Gantry.

Contents

Gantry included it on his 1970 album Motor Mouth [4] and also released it as a single. [5]

The song was covered by the duo Johnny Cash and June Carter. The cover was included on their 1973 album Johnny Cash and His Woman [6] and also released as a single (Columbia 4-45929, with "We're for Love" from the same album on the opposite side), [1] [7] reaching number 69 on the U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of November 17. [8] [9]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 4-45929, 1973) [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Allegheny" C. Gantry 3:27
2."We're for Love" M. S. Tubb, C. Gantry 1:54

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 69

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References

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  5. "Chris Gantry - Allegheny/Bad Time". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-14. ALLEGHENY (C. Gantry) CHRIS GANTRY Prod. by Fred Foster-Jim Malloy
  6. "Johnny Cash and His Woman". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  7. 1 2 "Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash - Allegheny". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-14. JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER ALLEGHENY - C. Gantry - Produced by Don Law Productions // JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER WE'RE FOR LOVE - M. S. Tubb - R. Hancock - Produced by Don Law Productions
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