Now, There Was a Song!

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Now, There Was a Song!
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ReleasedMay 2, 1960
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Length26:19
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer
Johnny Cash chronology
Greatest!
(1960)
Now, There Was a Song!
(1960)
Ride This Train
(1960)
Singles from Now, There Was a Song!
  1. "Seasons of My Heart"
    Released: March 14, 1960
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Now, There Was a Song! is the fifth studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It features songs by notable country singers Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, and George Jones. It was released on May 2, 1960 on the Columbia record label.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seasons of My Heart"Darrell Edwards, George Jones 2:29
2."I Feel Better All Over" Kenny Rogers, Leon Smith2:03
3."I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Marty Robbins 2:08
4."Time Changes Everything" Tommy Duncan 1:49
5."My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You"Lee Ross, Bob Wills 2:06
6."I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall)" Melvin Endsley 2:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Transfusion Blues"T.J. "Red" Arnall2:32
8."Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)"Erwin King2:18
9."I Will Miss You When You Go"Baby Stewart, Ernest Tubb 2:01
10."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hank Williams 2:38
11."Just One More"George Jones2:12
12."Honky Tonk Girl"Chuck Harding, Hank Thompson 1:58

Personnel

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Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1960"Seasons of My Heart"Country Singles10

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