Sammy Johns (album)

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Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns Sammy Johns Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
StudioMastered at the Sound Pit
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Country rock, folk
Length33:02
Label General Recording
Producer Jay Senter, Jefferson Lee, Larry Knechtel
Sammy Johns chronology
Sammy Johns
(1973)
Golden Classics
(1994)

Sammy Johns is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Sammy Johns. The album featured Johns' only successful single, "Chevy Van," which did not become a hit until two years after this album's release.

Contents

In 1996, Sammy Kershaw did a cover of "Chevy Van" on his album Politics, Religion and Her.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Early Morning Love"3:10
2."Chevy Van"2:59
3."Jenny"4:04
4."Rag Doll"3:20
5."Hand My Head and Moan"3:16
6."Friends of Mine"3:38
7."America"3:58
8."Holy Mother, Aging Father"3:04
9."Let the Sun Shine"2:41
10."Way Out Jesus"2:52

Personnel

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions
US

[1]

1973 Sammy Johns 148

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [2]
US Pop

[2]

1975"Chevy Van"5

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