Second Honeymoon (song)

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"Second Honeymoon"
Single by Johnny Cash
A-side "Second Honeymoon"
"Honky-Tonk Girl"
Released1960 (1960)
Genre country
Label Columbia 4-41707
Songwriter(s) Autry Inman [1]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Smiling Bill McCall"
(1960)
"Second Honeymoon"
(1960)
"Down the Street to 301"
(1960)
Music video
"Second Honeymoon" (audio only) on YouTube

"Second Honeymoon" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Autry Inman.

The song was released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-41707, with "Honky-Tonk Girl" on the opposite side) [2] [3] [4] [5] in June [6] [7] or July 1960. [8]

Charts

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 79
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 15

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References

  1. "Johnny Cash - Second Honeymoon / Honky-Tonk Girl". Discogs . Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-3629-7.
  3. Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country 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.
    Joel Whitburn (2007). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-172-7.
  4. Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices . Krause Publications. ISBN   978-0-87349-781-7. Second Honky-Tonk Girl Columbia 41707.
  5. George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-1685-5.
  6. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1.
    June
    Both Columbia and Sun Records release singles this month – “Second Honeymoon”/“Honky Tonk Girl” (Columbia 4-41707) and “Story Of A Broken Heart”/“Down The Street To 301” (Sun 343).
  7. The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 21–. ISBN   978-0-313-29506-5.
  8. Steve Turner (2005-10-30). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN   978-1-4185-7809-1.
  9. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  10. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-20.