I Would Like to See You Again

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I Would Like to See You Again
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 1978
RecordedJuly 6, 1976–October 4, 1977
StudioSound Spectrum Recording
Genre
Length32:44
Label Columbia
Producer Larry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
The Rambler
(1977)
I Would Like to See You Again
(1978)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
(1978)
Singles from I Would Like to See You Again

I Would Like to See You Again is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1978. The title track peaked at No. 12 on the singles chart, while "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" reached No. 2; the album peaked at No. 23. The album features a pair of duets with Waylon Jennings, one of which was the "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" single; it was one of Cash's first collaborations with Jennings, and the two recorded songs together throughout the 1980s, including a separate album entitled Heroes . Cash and Jennings would also work together as the Highwaymen with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Rolling Stone noted that, "in current country terminology, this outsider has become an Outlaw, and Cash, in keeping with the new secular faith, strips his sound to a lean roar, writes a few hard-boiled stories ripe with romantic agonies and enjoins Waylon Jennings, country music's Incredible Hulk, to glower along on a couple of songs." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Would Like to See You Again"Larry Atwood, Charlie Craig 2:55
2."Lately"Cash2:01
3."I Wish I Was Crazy Again" (with Waylon Jennings) Bob McDill 2:44
4."Who's Gene Autry?"Cash3:53
5."Hurt So Bad"Cash2:37
6."I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"Earl Poole Ball, Jo-El Sonnier 2:51
7."Abner Brown"Cash3:40
8."After Taxes" Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler 3:03
9."There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings) Hal Bynum, David Kirby3:18
10."That's the Way It Is" Roger Bowling, Larry Butler 3:03
11."I'm Alright Now"Jerry Hensley2:39

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1978Country Albums [3] 23

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1978"I Would Like to See You Again"Country Singles12
1978"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"Country Singles2
1978"I Wish I Was Crazy Again"Country Singles22

References

  1. "I Would Like to See You Again Review by Jim Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. Tucker, Ken (July 27, 1978). "Johnny Cash I Would Like to See You Again". Rolling Stone. No. 270. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2024.