I'll Say It's True

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"I'll Say It's True"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Silver
A-side "Cocaine Blues"
"I'll Say It's True"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1979 (1979-09-01) [1]
Genre Country
Label Columbia 1-11103
Songwriter(s) J. R. Cash
Producer(s) Brian Ahern [2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
(1979)
"I'll Say It's True"
(1979)
"Wings in the Morning"
(1980)
Audio
"I'll Say It's True" on YouTube

"I'll Say It's True" is a song written by and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 25th anniversary album Silver (1979). The song features George Jones on backing vocals.

Contents

Released as a single in 1979 (Columbia 1-11103, with "Cocaine Blues" from the same album on the opposite side), [2] [3] [4] "I'll Say It's True" reached number 42 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart. [5]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 1-11103, 1979) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cocaine Blues" T. J. "Red" Arnall 3:17
2."I'll Say It's True" J. R. Cash 2:47

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 42

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues / I'll Say It's True". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-02-04. 1-11103 // Johnny Cash Cocaine Blues -T. J. "Red" Arnall- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "SILVER" JC 36086. Produced by Brian Ahern // Johnny Cash I'll Say It's True -R. Crowell- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "SILVER" JC 36086. Produced by Brian Ahern
  3. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 132. ISBN   978-1-900924-22-1. September "I'll Say It's True"/"Cocaine Blues" (Columbia 1-11103) released. George Jones features on the a-side of this single. The single charts in October but only climbs to #42.
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