A Thing Called Love
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A Thing Called Love is an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

, released on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 in 1972 (see 1972 in music
1972 in music
-Events:*January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard"*January 20 – The début of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties,...

). The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single (with "Daddy" as the B-side, as yet unavailable on CD), reaching No. 2 on the country charts; two more singles charted as well, while the album itself also reached No. 2 on the country album charts. "A Thing Called Love" was re-recorded by Cash for Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series
Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series
Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Mercury Records in 1988 . It consists entirely of re-recordings of songs already associated with Cash from his Sun and Columbia days...

(1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on American IV: The Man Comes Around
American IV: The Man Comes Around
American IV: The Man Comes Around is the fourth album in the American series by Johnny Cash, released in 2002. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own spare style, with help from producer Rick Rubin...

(2002). A note about the song "Kate": the Canadian pressing of the album contains a completely different version of this song. Even the lyrics are different.

Track listing

  1. "Kate
    Kate (Johnny Cash song)
    "Kate" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash. Released in March 1972, it was the third single from his album A Thing Called Love. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...

    " (Marty Robbins
    Marty Robbins
    Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...

    ) – 2:22
  2. "Melva's Wine" (Vincent Matthews) – 2:55
  3. "A Thing Called Love
    A Thing Called Love (song)
    "A Thing Called Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed in 1968. This song has been recorded by many artists, including Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley and Dave Dudley. In 1971, the song was recorded by Johnny Cash and it became a #1 hit in Canada...

    " (Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 2:36
  4. "I Promise You" (Cash) – 2:58
  5. "Papa Was a Good Man" (Hal Bynum
    Hal Bynum
    Hal Bynum is an American songwriter most notably associated with the Outlaw country movement in the 1970s. Bynum has written more than 200 songs for popular country artists, including Kenny Rogers Patty Loveless , Johnny Cash , Cash and Waylon Jennings , and Jim Reeves...

    ) – 2:38
  6. "Tear Stained Letter" (Cash) – 2:45
  7. "Mississippi Sand" (June Carter Cash
    June Carter Cash
    Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...

    ) – 3:08
  8. "Daddy" (Don Reid, Harold Reid) – 2:54
  9. "Arkansas Lovin' Man" (Red Lane) – 2:51
  10. "The Miracle Man" (Cash, Larry Lee) – 3:30

Personnel

  • Johnny Cash – Vocals, Guitar
  • The Evangel Temple Choir – Background Vocals
  • The Carter Family – Background vocals
  • Marshall Grant
    Marshall Grant
    Marshall Garnett Grant was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became known as The Tennessee Three in 1960, with the addition of drummer W. S. Holland...

     – bass
  • W.S. Holland- drums
  • Bob Wootton
    Bob Wootton
    Bob Wootton is an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist, Luther Perkins, died in a house fire.- Biography :...

    , Carl Perkins
    Carl Perkins
    Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...

    , Ray Edenton, Jerry Reed
    Jerry Reed
    Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...

     – guitar
  • Tommy Allsup – acoustic guitar
  • Charlie McCoy
    Charlie McCoy
    Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...

     – harmonica
  • Bill Pursell
    Bill Pursell
    Bill Pursell is an American composer and former session pianist. He had a brief but successful career as a pop musician before continuing on as a session player....

     – piano
  • Larry Butler – producer, piano, arranged "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was A Good Man"
  • Don Tweedy – arranged "Tear Stained Letter"
  • Charlie Bragg & Lou Bradley – engineers

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1972 Country Albums 2
1972 Pop Albums 112


Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1971 "Papa Was a Good Man" Country Singles 16
1971 "A Thing Called Love" Country Singles 2
1972 "Kate" Country Singles 2
1972 "Kate" Pop Singles 75

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