Everybody Loves a Nut

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Everybody Loves a Nut
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2, 1966
RecordedMarch 12, 1965–January 29, 1966
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Length29:51
Label Columbia
Producer
Johnny Cash chronology
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
(1965)
Everybody Loves a Nut
(1966)
Happiness Is You
(1966)
Singles from Everybody Loves a Nut
  1. "The One on the Right Is on the Left"
    Released: January 17, 1966
  2. "Everybody Loves a Nut"
    Released: May 31, 1966
  3. "Boa Constrictor"
    Released: August 8, 1966
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Everybody Loves a Nut is the twenty-third album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released by Columbia Records in the United States in 1966 (see 1966 in music). The album consists largely of humorous novelty songs. The album's cover art was created by Jack Davis.

Contents

Cash would reprise a number of the tracks on this album in later venues such as TV performances, and live versions of "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" and "Joe Bean" would be featured on his later live album At Folsom Prison . On the sixth episode of his ABC TV series The Johnny Cash Show , he performed a version of the title track with musical guest The Monkees. "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" would also later be performed by Cash on the series as a musical comedy routine with his wife, June Carter Cash. Cash also performed "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" a decade later during an appearance on The Muppet Show .

"The Singing Star's Queen" features lyrics poking fun at Cash's friend and fellow performer Waylon Jennings. "Joe Bean" incorporates the lyrics and melody of "Happy Birthday to You".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Loves a Nut" Jack Clement 2:04
2."The One on the Right Is on the Left"Clement2:46
3."A Cup of Coffee" Ramblin' Jack Elliot 4:40
4."The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around the World"Cash2:54
5."The Singing Star's Queen" Jackson King, Bill Mack 2:55
6."Austin Prison"Cash2:06
7."Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog"Clement2:05
8."Take Me Home"Clement, Allen Reynolds 2:37
9."Please Don't Play Red River Valley"Cash2:54
10."Boa Constrictor" Shel Silverstein 1:45
11."Joe Bean" Bud Freeman, Leon Pober3:05
Total length:29:41

Personnel

The release does not credit musicians, but the personnel were: [2]

Use in other media

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1966Pop Albums88

Album - UK Charts

YearChartPosition
196628

'Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1966"The One on the Right is on the Left"Country Singles2
1966"The One on the Right is on the Left"Pop Singles46
1966"Everybody Loves a Nut"Country Singles17
1966"Everybody Loves a Nut"Pop Singles96
1966"Boa Constrictor"Country Singles39

References

  1. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (July 9, 1966). "Johnny Cash: Everybody Loves A Nut" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 278. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. Smith, John L. (1985). The Johnny Cash Discography. Greenwood Press. pp. 34–37. ISBN   0-313-24654-8.