What Do I Care

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"What Do I Care"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
A-side "What Do I Care"
"All Over Again"
ReleasedAutumn 1958
Genre country
Label Columbia 4-41251
Songwriter(s) Johnny Cash [1]
Music video
"What Do I Care" (audio only) on YouTube

"What Do I Care" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

Contents

It was issued on his first Columbia Records single [2] (Columbia 4-41251, with "All Over Again" on the opposite side), [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] released between September and November 1958. [8] [9]

"What Do I Care" reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 [10] and #7 on the Billboard country chart, [10] while "All Over Again" made it to #38 and #4, respectively. [3]

Background

"What Do I Care" represents a strong piece of philosophical wisdom from Cash. "What do I care if I never have much money, and sometimes my table looks a little bare / Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss, you love me and I love you so what do I care." It's an inspired ballad and Johnny's future protégés the Statler Brothers would record a fine version of the song for their 1974 Mercury Records album Carry Me Back.

John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash [3]

Charts

Chart (1958)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 52

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References

  1. "Johnny Cash - What Do I Care / All Over Again". Discogs . Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN   978-1-61075-628-0.
  3. 1 2 3 John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN   978-1-61075-628-0.
  4. John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-3629-7.
  5. 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.
  6. Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices . Krause Publications. ISBN   978-0-87349-781-7. All Over Again What Do I Care.
  7. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1.
  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 - All Over Again , retrieved 2019-06-15
  10. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-17.