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"'''Happy to Be with You'''" is a song co-written by [[Johnny Cash]] with [[June Carter]] and [[Merle Kilgore]].<ref name="Alexander2018" /><ref name="Banister2014 (page 134)" /><ref name="Cash2004">{{cite book|author=Johnny Cash|title=Johnny Cash, the Songs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KgBMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Happy+To+Be+With+You%2C+written+with+Merle+Kilgore+and+June+Carter%22|year=2004|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|quote="Happy To Be With You," written with Merle Kilgore and June Carter}}</ref>
"'''Happy to Be with You'''" is a song co-written by [[Johnny Cash]] with [[June Carter]] and [[Merle Kilgore]].<ref name="Alexander2018" /><ref name="Banister2014 (page 134)" /><ref name="Cash2004">{{cite book|author=Johnny Cash|title=Johnny Cash, the Songs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KgBMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Happy+To+Be+With+You%2C+written+with+Merle+Kilgore+and+June+Carter%22|year=2004|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|isbn=9781560256298 |quote="Happy To Be With You," written with Merle Kilgore and June Carter}}</ref>


Released in October 1965<ref name="The Johnny Cash Record Catalog" /> as a [[single (music)|single]] (Columbia 4-43420, with "Pickin' Time" on the opposite side),<ref name="Turner2005">{{cite book|author=Steve Turner|title=The man called Cash: the life, love, and faith of an American legend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=udTXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22|date=1 November 2005|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc|isbn=978-0-8499-0815-6|page=266|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Catalogs and lists"><!--<ref name="Billboard 23 May 1970">-->{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA32&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22+%224-43420%22|date=23 May 1970|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=1–|issn=0006-2510}}<br />{{cite book|title=Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5Wq1LM7-84C&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22+%2243420%22|year=2000|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=978-0-87341-934-5}}<br /><!--<ref name="Neely2006">-->{{cite book|author=Tim Neely|title=Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2hw5AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22|date=31 August 2006|publisher=Krause Publications}}</ref><ref name="The Johnny Cash Record Catalog">{{cite book|title=The Johnny Cash Record Catalog|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ihbEBcJEx4C&pg=PA8&dq=%224-43420%22+%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29506-5|page=8}}</ref><ref name="Albert1984">{{cite book|author=George Albert|title=The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5BHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|date=1984-01-01|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-1685-5}}</ref> it entered the country charts in November,<ref name="Lewry2001" /><ref name="Whitburn2002 and 2005" /><ref name="Albert1984" /> eventually reaching #9 on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country chart<ref name="Whitburn2002 and 2005">{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZszAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Columbia+43420%22|year=2002|publisher=Record Research|isbn=978-0-89820-151-2}}<br />{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OC4KAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Columbia+43420%22|year=2005|publisher=Record Research|isbn=978-0-89820-165-9}}</ref><ref name="Lewry2001">{{cite book|author=Peter Lewry|title=I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocQK9YBdRhkC&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|year=2001|publisher=Helter Skelter|isbn=978-1-900924-22-1|quote=<br />1 January<br />Although it first charted back in November 1965, "Happy To Be With You" reaches its high of #9 on this day.|pages=50}}</ref> and #11 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' country chart.<ref name="Albert1984" />
Released in October 1965<ref name="The Johnny Cash Record Catalog" /> as a [[single (music)|single]] (Columbia 4-43420, with "Pickin' Time" on the opposite side),<ref name="Turner2005">{{cite book|author=Steve Turner|title=The man called Cash: the life, love, and faith of an American legend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=udTXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22|date=1 November 2005|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc|isbn=978-0-8499-0815-6|page=266|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Catalogs and lists"><!--<ref name="Billboard 23 May 1970">-->{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22+%224-43420%22&pg=RA1-PA32|date=23 May 1970|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=1–|issn=0006-2510}}<br />{{cite book|title=Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5Wq1LM7-84C&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22+%2243420%22|year=2000|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=978-0-87341-934-5}}<br /><!--<ref name="Neely2006">-->{{cite book|author=Tim Neely|title=Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2hw5AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22|date=31 August 2006|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=9780896893078 }}</ref><ref name="The Johnny Cash Record Catalog">{{cite book|title=The Johnny Cash Record Catalog|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ihbEBcJEx4C&dq=%224-43420%22+%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Pickin'+Time%22&pg=PA8|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29506-5|page=8}}</ref><ref name="Albert1984">{{cite book|author=George Albert|title=The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5BHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|date=1984-01-01|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-1685-5}}</ref> it entered the country charts in November,<ref name="Lewry2001" /><ref name="Whitburn2002 and 2005" /><ref name="Albert1984" /> eventually reaching #9 on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country chart<ref name="Whitburn2002 and 2005">{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZszAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Columbia+43420%22|year=2002|publisher=Record Research|isbn=978-0-89820-151-2}}<br />{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OC4KAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22+%22Columbia+43420%22|year=2005|publisher=Record Research|isbn=978-0-89820-165-9}}</ref><ref name="Lewry2001">{{cite book|author=Peter Lewry|title=I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocQK9YBdRhkC&q=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|year=2001|publisher=Helter Skelter|isbn=978-1-900924-22-1|quote=<br />1 January<br />Although it first charted back in November 1965, "Happy To Be With You" reaches its high of #9 on this day.|pages=50}}</ref> and #11 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' country chart.<ref name="Albert1984" />


Later the song was included on the album ''[[Happiness Is You]]''<ref name="Banister2014 (page 137)">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NCGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT137&dq=%22featuring+the+earlier+single+Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|pages=137–|quote=This is another of the albums that many want to forget exists (per Tost's comment above). Featuring the earlier single "Happy to Be with You," it kicks off with the title track, another sappy Cash/Carter co-write.}}</ref> (October 1966).
Later the song was included on the album ''[[Happiness Is You]]''<ref name="Banister2014 (page 137)">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NCGDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22featuring+the+earlier+single+Happy+to+Be+with+You%22&pg=PT137|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|pages=137–|quote=This is another of the albums that many want to forget exists (per Tost's comment above). Featuring the earlier single "Happy to Be with You," it kicks off with the title track, another sappy Cash/Carter co-write.}}</ref> (October 1966).


== Background and lyrical analysis ==
== Background and lyrical analysis ==
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Merle Kilgore and June Carter reteam with Johnny for “Happy to Be with You,” a positive affirmation of the joys of being in love. Once again, one can't help but read into it the personal nature of Johnny and June's situation at the time, and the fact that they were truly enjoying each other's company. This was the only single released from the Happiness Is You album, and it reached number 9 on the country chart.
Merle Kilgore and June Carter reteam with Johnny for “Happy to Be with You,” a positive affirmation of the joys of being in love. Once again, one can't help but read into it the personal nature of Johnny and June's situation at the time, and the fact that they were truly enjoying each other's company. This was the only single released from the Happiness Is You album, and it reached number 9 on the country chart.
|source=John M. Alexander. ''The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash''<ref name="Alexander2018">{{cite book|author=John M. Alexander|title=The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJlHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|date=16 April 2018|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|isbn=978-1-61075-628-0|pages=124–}}</ref>
|source=John M. Alexander. ''The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash''<ref name="Alexander2018">{{cite book|author=John M. Alexander|title=The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJlHDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22&pg=PA124|date=16 April 2018|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|isbn=978-1-61075-628-0|pages=124–}}</ref>
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In the midst of the chaos surrounding <!--his-->[Cash's] arrest [for trespassing onto private property to pick flowers], Columbia released a new single to close out the year. Co-written by Cash, June Carter, and Merle Kilgore, "Happy to Be with You," with its swirling '60s pop organ carrying most of the musical weight, had a sound unlike any Cash single to date. Even so, fans responded positively, and the song started a slow climb up the charts, starting 1966 at its peak of #9.
In the midst of the chaos surrounding <!--his-->[Cash's] arrest [for trespassing onto private property to pick flowers], Columbia released a new single to close out the year. Co-written by Cash, June Carter, and Merle Kilgore, "Happy to Be with You," with its swirling '60s pop organ carrying most of the musical weight, had a sound unlike any Cash single to date. Even so, fans responded positively, and the song started a slow climb up the charts, starting 1966 at its peak of #9.
|source=C. Eric Banister. ''Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black''<ref name="Banister2014 (page 134)">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NCGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|pages=134–}}</ref>
|source=C. Eric Banister. ''Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black''<ref name="Banister2014 (page 134)">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NCGDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Happy+to+Be+with+You%22&pg=PT134|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|pages=134–}}</ref>
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 15 January 2024

"Happy to Be with You"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Happiness Is You
A-side"Happy to Be with You"
"Pickin' Time"
Released1965 (1965)
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-43420
Songwriter(s)June Carter, Johnny Cash, Merle Kilgore
Producer(s)Don Law and Frank Jones[1]
Audio
"Happy to Be with You" on YouTube

"Happy to Be with You" is a song co-written by Johnny Cash with June Carter and Merle Kilgore.[2][3][4]

Released in October 1965[5] as a single (Columbia 4-43420, with "Pickin' Time" on the opposite side),[6][7][5][8] it entered the country charts in November,[9][10][8] eventually reaching #9 on the U.S. Billboard country chart[10][9] and #11 on the Cash Box country chart.[8]

Later the song was included on the album Happiness Is You[11] (October 1966).

Background and lyrical analysis

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Merle Kilgore and June Carter reteam with Johnny for “Happy to Be with You,” a positive affirmation of the joys of being in love. Once again, one can't help but read into it the personal nature of Johnny and June's situation at the time, and the fact that they were truly enjoying each other's company. This was the only single released from the Happiness Is You album, and it reached number 9 on the country chart.

— John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash[2]

In the midst of the chaos surrounding [Cash's] arrest [for trespassing onto private property to pick flowers], Columbia released a new single to close out the year. Co-written by Cash, June Carter, and Merle Kilgore, "Happy to Be with You," with its swirling '60s pop organ carrying most of the musical weight, had a sound unlike any Cash single to date. Even so, fans responded positively, and the song started a slow climb up the charts, starting 1966 at its peak of #9.

— C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black[3]

Track listing

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7" single (Columbia 4-43420,[1] 1965)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy to Be with You"J. Carter, J. Cash, M. Kilgore3:11
2."Pickin' Time"J. Cash1:58

Charts

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Chart (1965–1966) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Johnny Cash - Pickin' Time / Happy To Be With You". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ a b John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
  3. ^ a b C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
  4. ^ Johnny Cash (2004). Johnny Cash, the Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 9781560256298. "Happy To Be With You," written with Merle Kilgore and June Carter
  5. ^ a b The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  6. ^ Steve Turner (1 November 2005). The man called Cash: the life, love, and faith of an American legend. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8499-0815-6.
  7. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 May 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
    Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
    Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078.
  8. ^ a b c George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  9. ^ a b Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
    1 January
    Although it first charted back in November 1965, "Happy To Be With You" reaches its high of #9 on this day.
  10. ^ a b Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  11. ^ C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2. This is another of the albums that many want to forget exists (per Tost's comment above). Featuring the earlier single "Happy to Be with You," it kicks off with the title track, another sappy Cash/Carter co-write.
  12. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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