Lady (Johnny Cash song)

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"Lady"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Rambler
B-side "Hit the Road and Go"
Released1977 (1977) [1]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 3-10587
Songwriter(s) Johnny Cash
Producer(s) Charlie Bragg, Jack Routh [2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
(1976)
"Lady"
(1977)
"After the Ball"
(1977)
Audio
"Lady" on YouTube

"Lady" is a song written by Johnny Cash and originally recorded by him for his 1977 album The Rambler .

Contents

Released in the summer of 1977 as a single (Columbia 3-10587, with "Hit the Road and Go" on the B-side), [2] [3] [4] the song reached number 46 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of September 17. [5] [6]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 3-10587, 1977) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady" J. R. Cash 3:09
2."Hit the Road and Go"J. R. Cash2:26

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 46

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References

  1. "Lady". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Lady | Releases, Reviews, Credits". Discogs . 1977. Retrieved 2021-10-06. JOHNNY CASH LADY -J. R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE RAMBLER" KC 34833 Produced by Charlie Bragg and Jack Routh // JOHNNY CASH HIT THE ROAD AND GO -J. R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE RAMBLER" KC 34833 Produced by Charlie Bragg and Jack Routh
  3. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN   9780313295065.
  5. "Johnny Cash". Billboard .
  6. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of September 17, 1977)". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.