I Would Like to See You Again (song)

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"I Would Like to See You Again"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album I Would Like to See You Again
A-side "I Would Like to See You Again"
"Lately"
Released1978 (1978)
Genre country
Label Columbia 3-10681
Songwriter(s) Charlie Craig, Larry Atwood [1]
Producer(s) Larry Butler [1]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"After the Ball"
(1977)		"I Would Like to See You Again"
(1978)		"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" / "I Wish I Was Crazy Again"
(1978)
Audio
"I Would Like to See You Again" on YouTube

"I Would Like to See You Again" is a song written by Charlie Craig and Larry Atwood.

Contents

Kenny Rogers recorded it for his first solo album Love Lifted Me , produced by Larry Butler for United Artists Records. [2] [3]

The album, released in 1976, turned out, according to Kenny Rogers himself, "pretty much enevenful", yet, as C. Eric Banister put it in his book Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black, "it included several decent songs, one of which was 'I Would Like to See You Again'" [2] that would later be covered by Johnny Cash.

Another known version of this song is by Del Reeves, it is included on his 1975 album With Strings and Things, [4] produced by Butler as well.[ citation needed ]

Another cover was done by Don Williams. It was released as a B-side to his hit single "Lay Down Beside Me" in March 1979, and was the opening track for his 1978 album, Expressions.

Johnny Cash version

Cash's version gave its title to his Larry-Butler-produced album I Would Like to See You Again , [5] released in April 1978. [6]

It is a "thoughtful, nostalgic ballad". [7]

Put out as a single (Columbia 3-10681, with "Lately" on the opposite side) [8] from the upcoming album in February [6] or March 1978, [9] the song spent 13 weeks on U.S. Billboard 's country chart, reaching number 12. [6] [10]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 3-10681, [1] 1978)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Would Like to See You Again" C. Craig – L. Atwood 2:51
2."Lately" J. R. Cash 1:58

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 12

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - I Would Like To See You Again". Discogs . 1978. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. 1 2 C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat. pp. 246–. ISBN   978-1-61713-609-2.
    C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. ISBN   978-1-61713-608-5.
  3. ↑ "Kenny Rogers - Love Lifted Me | Releases". Discogs . 1976.
  4. ↑ "Del Reeves - With Strings And Things (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1975.
  5. ↑ John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 89–. ISBN   978-1-61075-628-0. The Gospel Road was the last of five Cash albums that Butler would produce until 1978, when he and Cash would reunite for I Would Like To See You Again.
  6. 1 2 3 Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 91. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1.
    February
    "I Would Like To See You Again"/"Lately" (Columbia 3-10681) released. The a-side is the title track of Cash's next album, to be released in April, and debuts on the chart at #74. It climbs to #12 during 13 weeks of chart action.
  7. ↑ John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 214–. ISBN   978-1-61075-628-0. The 1978 song "I Would Like to See You Again" is a thoughtful, nostalgic ballad that brought Cash back into the country Top 20, making it all the ...
  8. ↑ Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN   978-0-87341-934-5.
    Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN   978-0-87349-471-7.
    Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN   9780896893078.
  9. ↑ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-313-29506-5.
  10. ↑ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top County Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-151-2.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-165-9.
    "I Would Like To See You Again Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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