Georgia on a Fast Train

"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train"
Single by Billy Joe Shaver
from the album Old Five and Dimers Like Me
B-side	"Old Five and Dimers Like Me"
Released	July 1973 (1973-07)
Recorded	June 1973 (1973-06)
Studio	Sound Spectrum Recordings, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN
Genre	Country, country rock, outlaw country
Label	Monument
Songwriter(s)	Billy Joe Shaver
Producer(s)	Kris Kristofferson
Audio
"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" on YouTube

"Georgia on a Fast Train" (originally titled "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train") is a song by Billy Joe Shaver from his debut 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Released as a single that year, ^[4] it peaked at number 88 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart.

In 1994, Shaver released this song as a single again, that time under the shortened title "Georgia on a Fast Train". The new version did not chart.

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5]	88

Johnny Cash version

"Georgia on a Fast Train"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Adventures of Johnny Cash
B-side	"Sing a Song"
Released	July 1982 (1982-07) [6] or August 1982 (1982-08) [7]
Genre	Country, country rock, outlaw country, rockabilly
Length	2:36
Label	Columbia 18-03058
Songwriter(s)	Billy Joe Shaver
Producer(s)	Jack Clement [8]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The General Lee" (1982) "Georgia on a Fast Train" (1982) "Fair Weather Friends" (1982)
Audio
"Georgia on a Fast Train" on YouTube

Johhny Cash covered the song on his Jack Clement–produced 1982 album The Adventures of Johnny Cash . ^{[1] [9]} Released as the first of three singles from it, his version reached number 55 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of September 4, 1982. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 18-03058, 1982) ^{[13] [7] [8]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Georgia on a Fast Train"	B. J. Shaver	2:36
2.	"Sing a Song"	T. Cisco	2:55

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14]	55

References

1. Alexander, John M. (2018-04-10). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-68226-051-7.
2. Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 374. ISBN   978-1-85828-534-4.
3. "Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five And Dimers Like Me". Discogs . 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
4. "Billy Joe Shaver - I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train". Discogs . 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
5. "Billy Joe Shaver Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
6. "Georgia On A Fast Train". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
7. Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 11. ISBN   9780313295065.
8. "Johnny Cash - Georgia On A Fast Train | Releases". Discogs . 1982. Retrieved 2021-10-07. JOHNNY CASH GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN -B. J. Shaver- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY CASH" FC 38094 Produced by Jack Clement // JOHNNY CASH SING A SONG -T. Cisco- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY CASH" FC 38094 Produced by Jack Clement
9. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 148. ISBN   9780743201698.
10. Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN   978-1-61713-609-2.
11. "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
12. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of September 4, 1982)". Billboard . 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
13. Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1.
14. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

External links

• "Georgia on a Fast Train" on the Johnny Cash official website