I Will Dance with You

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"I Will Dance with You"
Song by Johnny Cash
from the album The Last Gunfighter Ballad
Genre Country, outlaw country, country rock
Songwriter(s) Jack Wesley Routh
Music video
"I Will Dance with You" on YouTube

"I Will Dance with You" is a song written by Jack Wesley Routh and originally released by Johnny Cash as the opening track on his 1977 studio album The Last Gunfighter Ballad . [1] [2]

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In 1981, a new Johnny Cash song titled "The Baron" was coupled with "I Will Dance with You" for a single release.

Karen Brooks and Johnny Cash duet version

"I Will Dance with You"
Single by Karen Brooks (in duet with Johnny Cash)
from the album Any Old Wind That Blows
B-side "Too Bad for Love"
Released1985 (1985)
Genre Country
Label Warner Bros. 7-28979
Songwriter(s) Jack Wesley Routh
Producer(s) Barry Beckett [3]

In 1985 the song hit the country charts in a duet version by Karen Brooks and Johnny Cash. [4] [5]

Track listing

7" single (Warner Bros. Records 7-28979, 1985) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Loving Gift" Jack Wesley Routh Karen Brooks (duet with Johnny Cash)3:10
2."Too Bad for Love"Karen Brooks, Randy Sharp Karen Brooks2:43

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 45

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References

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  2. "The Last Gunfighter Ballad - Johnny Cash Official Site". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. 1 2 "Karen Brooks Duet With Johnny Cash / Karen Brooks – I Will Dance With You / To Bad For Love (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-15. KAREN BROOKS (Duet with Johnny Cash) PRODUCED BY BARRY BECKETT I WILL DANCE WITH YOU (Jack Wesley Routh) (P) 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. Johnny Cash appears courtesy of Columbia Records
  4. "I Will Dance With You Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of August 17, 1985)". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  6. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-15.