Appalachian Pride

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Appalachian Pride
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Studio album by
Released1975
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Producer Johnny Cash [1]
June Carter Cash chronology
Appalachian Pride
(1975)
Press On
(1999)

Appalachian Pride is the first solo album by June Carter Cash. [2] It was released in 1975. [3]

Contents

The entirety of the album's original sequence is included on the retrospective Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash - Her Life in Music . [4] Her second solo album would not be released until 1999.

Track listing

  1. "Losin' You"
  2. "The Shadow of a Lady"
  3. "Gatsby's Restaurant"
  4. "Once Before I Die"
  5. "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore"
  6. "East Virginia Blues"
  7. "Gone"
  8. "Appalachian Pride"
  9. "I Love You Sweetheart"
  10. "Another Broken Hearted Girl"
  11. "Big Ball's in Nashville" (not released on original album)

Personnel

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References

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  2. Times, Los Angeles. "JUNE CARTER CASH, 73". chicagotribune.com.
  3. Russell, Tony (May 17, 2003). "Obituary: June Carter Cash" via www.theguardian.com.
  4. Alexander, John M. (April 10, 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   9781682260517 via Google Books.