"What Do I Care" | |
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Single by Johnny Cash | |
from the album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash | |
A-side | "What Do I Care" "All Over Again" |
Released | Autumn 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.
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]
"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]
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 7 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 52 |
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All Over Again What Do I Care.