A Thing Called Love

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A Thing Called Love
A Thing Called Love cover
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released April 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Country
Length 28:37
Label Columbia
Producer Larry Butler
Professional reviews
Johnny Cash chronology
Sunday Morning Coming Down
(1971)		 A Thing Called Love
(1972)		 America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
(1972)

A Thing Called Love is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The title song 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 (1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). Important note about the song "Kate": the Canadian pressing of the album contains a completely different version of this song. Even the lyrics are not the same.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Kate" (Marty Robbins) – 2:22
  2. "Melva's Wine" (Vincent Matthews) – 2:55
  3. "A Thing Called Love" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 2:36
  4. "I Promise You" (Cash) – 2:58
  5. "Papa Was a Good Man" (Hal Bynum) – 2:38
  6. "Tear Stained Letter" (Cash) – 2:45
  7. "Mississippi Sand" (June Carter 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

[edit] Personnel

  • Johnny Cash - Vocals
  • The Evangel Temple Choir - Background Vocals

[edit] 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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