That's the Truth (Johnny Cash song)

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"That's the Truth"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Johnny 99
B-side "Joshua Gone Barbados"
Released1984 (1984) [1] [2]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 38-04428
Songwriter(s) Paul Kennerley
Producer(s) Brian Ahern [3]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Johnny 99"
(1983)		"That's the Truth"
(1984)		"The Chicken in Black"
(1984)
Audio
"That's the Truth" on YouTube

"That's the Truth" is a song written by Paul Kennerley and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1983 album Johnny 99 .

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Paul Kennerley is an Englishman and he wrote the Jesse James album of which I was a part of along with Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm and Charlie Daniels. Paul Kennerly is one of those unique writers who can write on assignment. You can tell him what you want written and he can write it. Like he wrote the Jesse James album, and he also wrote White Mansions that Waylon was on. But he's written all these songs, and these two of his that I recorded—"Brand New Dance" with June Carter, and "That's the Truth"—we didn't ask him for 'em, but we had about six or eight Paul Kennerley songs to pick from. He's got some really good songs that I have on hold—course a lot of other people do, too, because he's such a great writer.

— Johnny Cash on Paul Kennerley and the album Johnny 99 [4]

Released in 1984 as a single (Columbia 38-04428, with "Joshua Gone Barbados" on the B-side) from that album, [3] [2] the song reached number 84 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of May 19. [5] [6]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 38-04428, 1984) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's the Truth" P. Kennerley 2:45
2."Joshua Gone Barbados" E. Von Schmidt 5:06

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 84

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References

  1. ↑ "That's The Truth". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. 1 2 Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN   9780313295065.
  3. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - That's The Truth". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-09. JOHNNY CASH THAT'S THE TRUTH -P. Kennerley- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "JOHNNY 99" FC 38696 Produced by Brian Ahern // JOHNNY CASH JOSHUA GONE BARBADOS -E. Von Schmidt- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "JOHNNY 99" FC 38696 Produced by Brian Ahern
  4. ↑ C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-61713-609-2. OCLC   946709700.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Cash".
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of May 19, 1984)". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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