Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter

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Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
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ReleasedAugust 1, 1967 [1]
RecordedAugust 27, 1964–May 22, 1967
Genre
Length28:31
Label Columbia [2]
Producer Don Law
Johnny Cash chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1967)
Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
(1967)
From Sea to Shining Sea
(1968)
Singles from Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
  1. "It Ain't Me, Babe"
    Released: October 6, 1964
  2. "Jackson"
    Released: February 6, 1967
  3. "Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"
    Released: May 22, 1967
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Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter is an album by Johnny Cash and June Carter released in 1967 (see 1967 in music), on Columbia Records. The album consists exclusively of duets by Cash and Carter, including "Jackson"; "Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" (written by Cash's bass player, Marshall Grant) was also released as a single. One track, a cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe", dated back to 1964 and had previously been released on Cash's 1965 album, Orange Blossom Special . [3]

Contents

Cash and Carter married seven months after the album was released (with Carter subsequently changing her professional name to June Carter Cash), [4] and the couple performed "Jackson" at numerous venues throughout the years. The album was re-issued on March 19, 2002, through Legacy Recordings, with two additional tracks. [2]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music and Tidal: [1] [5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" Marshall Grant 2:37
2."Shantytown" Johnny Cash, June Carter 2:23
3."It Ain't Me, Babe" Bob Dylan 3:06
4."Fast Boat to Sydney"June Carter, Helen Carter, Anita Carter 2:31
5."Pack Up Your Sorrows" Richard Fariña, Pauline Marden2:29
6."I Got a Woman" Ray Charles 3:17
7."Jackson" Billy Ed Wheeler, Jerry Leiber (as Gaby Rodgers)2:48
8."Oh, What a Good Thing We Had"Cash, June Carter2:46
9."You'll Be All Right"Cash, June Carter1:49
10."No No No"Cash1:52
11."What'd I Say" Ray Charles 2:53
Total length:28:31
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."The Wind Changes"Cash2:50
13."From Sea to Shining Sea"Traditional, Cash1:35
Total length:32:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal: [5]

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1967Country Albums5 [6]
1967 Billboard 200 194 [6]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1967"Jackson"Country Singles2 [6]
1967"Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"Country Singles6 [6]

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