Man in Black 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 1971

1971 in music

-Events:*February 1 – after months of feuding in the press, Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones hold a "drum battle" at The Lyceum.*February 8 – Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, is premièred at New York's Academy of Music...

. Many of the songs on the album contain political references, either broad or specific, while the title song refers both to Cash's tendency to wear black at live shows and to the tumultuous times in which the song was created, implying the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

. The album's name also eventually became Cash's informal nickname, given to him by the public. Two tracks - "Man in Black

Man in Black (song)

"Man in Black" is a protest song written and sung by and about Johnny Cash, originally released on his 1971 album of the same name. Cash himself was known as "The Man in Black" for his distinctive style of on-stage costuming...

" and "Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues" - were released as singles, the former becoming very successful and peaking at No. 3 on the Country charts; the first track features Billy Graham

Billy Graham

William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...

.

Track listing

1. "The Preacher Said Jesus Said" (Cash) – 3:39
2. "Orphan of the Road" (Dick Feller
   Dick Feller
   Richard Dean "Dick" Feller is an American country musician and songwriter.-Biography:Feller was born on January 2, 1943 in Bronaugh, Missouri. On his twelfth birthday, Feller got his first guitar from his grandfather that was bought at a garage sale. Although it only had one string, young Feller...
   
   ) – 3:36
3. "You've Got a New Light Shining in Your Eyes" (Cash) – 2:05
4. "If Not for Love" (Glenn D. Tubb, Larry Lee) – 3:06
5. "Man in Black
   Man in Black (song)
   "Man in Black" is a protest song written and sung by and about Johnny Cash, originally released on his 1971 album of the same name. Cash himself was known as "The Man in Black" for his distinctive style of on-stage costuming...
   
   " (Cash) – 2:52
6. "Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues" (Cash) – 2:58
7. "Ned Kelly" (Cash) – 2:19
8. "Look for Me" (Glen Sherley
   Glen Sherley
   Glen Milborn Sherley was a country singer-songwriter, who famously penned "Greystone Chapel" made famous by Johnny Cash in 1968, when Cash performed the song live at Folsom Prison.- Early life :...
   
   , Harlan Sanders) – 2:21
9. "Dear Mrs." (Cash, Andrew J. Arnette) – 3:46
10. "I Talk to Jesus Every Day" (Tubb) – 2:03

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
• 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...
  
  , 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 :...
  
   - Electric Guitar
• Norman Blake
  Norman Blake (American musician)
  Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
  
   - Acoustic Guitar
• Jerry Shook - Rhythm Guitar
• 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
• Farrell Morris - Percussion
• 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...
  
   - Vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Country Albums	1
1971	Pop Albums	56

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Man in Black"	Country Singles	3
1971	"Man in Black"	Pop Singles	58
1971	"Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues"	Country Singles	18

External links

• Luma Electronic entry on Man in Black