Old Golden Throat
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| Compilation album by Johnny Cash | ||||
| Released | June 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 8, 1958 - January 12, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Country, folk | |||
| Length | 34:12 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Don Law, Frank Jones | |||
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Old Golden Throat is a compilation album and 28th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music) exclusively in the UK on CBS Records. The record is a collection of single sides that, with two exceptions, had not yet appeared on an album (the exceptions being "Still in Town" and "Tennessee Flat Top Box"). The mix spans recordings made almost a decade before its release and songs completed up to several months prior to it. Nine of the fourteen tracks had appeared on Billboard's country singles chart (see below).
Two of the songs on the album - "I Got Stripes" and "Dark as a Dungeon" - had been performed by Cash at Folsom Prison and subsequently appeared on his famous At Folsom Prison live album in May 1968. However, the versions included here were originally recorded and released in 1959 and 1963, respectively.
Because the tracks were taken from singles, the album was released only in monaural. The album was not released on cd in this form, though many of the tracks can easily be found on compilation CDs.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Single | Length |
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| 1. | "I Got Stripes" | Cash, Charlie Williams | A-Side | 2:05 |
| 2. | "A Certain Kinda Hurtin'" | Cash | "Sons of Katie Elder" B-Side | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Little at a Time" | Cash, Gordon Terry | "In The Jailhouse" B-Side | 1:57 |
| 4. | "All Over Again" | Cash | A-Side | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Still In Town" | Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran | "The Matador" B-Side | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Cash | "Seasons of My Heart" B-Side | 2:07 |
| 7. | "The Wind Changes" | Cash | "Red Velvet" B-Side | 2:49 |
| 8. | "The Sons Of Katie Elder" | Ernie Sheldon, Elmer Bernstein | A-Side | 2:35 |
| 9. | "Dark as a Dungeon" | Merle Travis | "Understand Your Man" B-Side | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Tennessee Flat Top Box" | Cash | A-Side | 3:01 |
| 11. | "The Matador" | Cash, June Carter | A-Side | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Send a Picture of Mother" | Cash | "Busted" B-Side | 2:53 |
| 13. | "You Dreamer You" | Cash | "Frankie's Man Johnny" B-Side | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Red Velvet" | Ian Tyson | A-Side | 2:48 |
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Total length:
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34:12 | |||
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals, guitar
- Luther Perkins, Jack Clement, Johnny Western, Carl Perkins, Norman Blake - Guitar
- Bob Johnson - Lute/Mandocello/Guitar
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- Buddy Harman, W.S. Holland - Drums
- Don Helms - Steel
- Shot Jackson - Steel/Dobro
- Marvin Hughes, Floyd Cramer, Bill Pursell - Piano
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
- Gordon Terry - Fiddle
- Maybelle Carter - Harpsichord
- Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
- Lew DeWitt - Whistle
- The Anita Kerr Singers, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - Background Vocals
Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1967 | "The Wind Changes" | Country Singles | 60 |
| 1965 | "The Sons of Katie Elder" | Country Singles | 10 |
| 1964 | "Dark as a Dungeon" | Country Singles | 49 |
| 1963 | "The Matador" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1961 | "Tennessee Flat-Top Box" | Country Singles | 11 |
| 1960 | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1959 | "You Dreamer You" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1959 | "I Got Stripes" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1958 | "All Over Again" | Country Singles | 4 |
See also
External links
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