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A Thing Called Love
A Thing Called Love
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	April 3, 1972
Recorded	1972
Length	28:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Larry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
Singles from A Thing Called Love
	"Papa Was a Good Man"; Released: September 9, 1971; "A Thing Called Love"; Released: December 30, 1971; "Kate"; Released: April 7, 1972;

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A Thing Called Love is the 39th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single (with "Daddy" as the B-side), 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). The Canadian pressing of this album has a different version of "Kate" with altered lyrics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kate"	Marty Robbins	2:22
2.	"Melva's Wine"	Vincent Matthews	2:55
3.	"A Thing Called Love"	Jerry R. Hubbard	2:36
4.	"I Promise You"	Johnny Cash	2:58
5.	"Papa Was a Good Man"	Hal Bynum	2:38
6.	"Tear Stained Letter"	Johnny Cash	2:45
7.	"Mississippi Sand"	Johnny Cash, 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"	Johnny Cash, Larry Lee	3:30

Personnel

Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
The Evangel Temple Choir – backing vocals
The Carter Family – backing vocals
Marshall Grant – bass guitar
W.S. Holland – drums
Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, Ray Edenton, Jerry Reed – guitar
Tommy Allsup – acoustic guitar
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Bill Pursell – piano
Larry Butler – producer, piano, arrangements on "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was a Good Man"
Don Tweedy – arrangement on "Tear Stained Letter"

Technical

Don Tweedy – producer on "Tear Stained Letter"
Charlie Bragg, Lou Bradley – engineers
Bill Barnes – cover
Al Clayton – front and back cover photography
Don Wolf – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	112
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	14

Singles

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

Covers

The title song was covered by Elvis Presley on his 1972 album He Touched Me.

References

^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1972". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

External links

Luma Electronic entry on A Thing Called Love

[ac_Billboard200_Johnny_Cash-1] "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Johnny_Cash-2] "Johnny Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[3] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1972". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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+| single3 = [[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]
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-'''''A Thing Called Love''''' is the 39th overall [[album]] by [[country music|country]] singer [[Johnny Cash]], released on [[Columbia Records]] in 1972 (see [[1972 in music]]). 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]]'' (1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on ''[[American IV: The Man Comes Around]]'' (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.
+'''''A Thing Called Love''''' is the 39th overall [[album]] by [[country music|country]] singer [[Johnny Cash]], released on [[Columbia Records]] in 1972 (see [[1972 in music]]). The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single (with "Daddy" as the B-side), 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 (song)|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). The Canadian pressing of this album has a different version of "[[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]" with altered lyrics.
 ==Track listing==
 {{track listing
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 |title1=[[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]
 |writer1=[[Marty Robbins]]
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 |length2=2:55
 |title3=[[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]
-|writer3=[[Jerry Reed Hubbard]]
+|writer3=[[Jerry Reed|Jerry R. Hubbard]]
 |length3=2:36
 |title4=I Promise You
 |writer4=Johnny Cash
 |length4=2:58
-|title5=Papa Was a Good Man
+|title5=[[Papa Was a Good Man]]
 |writer5=[[Hal Bynum]]
 |length5=2:38
@@ Line 53: / Line 63: @@
 |length8=2:54
 |title9=Arkansas Lovin' Man
-|writer9=Red Lane
+|writer9=[[Red Lane]]
 |length9=2:51
 |title10=The Miracle Man
@@ Line 61: / Line 71: @@
 ==Personnel==
+* Johnny Cash&nbsp;– vocals, guitar
-* Johnny Cash&nbsp;– Vocals, Guitar
+* The Evangel Temple Choir&nbsp;– backing vocals
-* The Evangel Temple Choir&nbsp;– Background Vocals
+* [[The Carter Family]]&nbsp;– backing vocals
-* [[The Carter Family]]&nbsp;– Background vocals
+* [[Marshall Grant]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
-* [[Marshall Grant]]&nbsp;– bass
 * [[W.S. Holland]]&nbsp;– drums
-* [[Bob Wootton]], [[Carl Perkins]], Ray Edenton, [[Jerry Reed]]&nbsp;– guitar
+* [[Bob Wootton]], [[Carl Perkins]], [[Ray Edenton]], [[Jerry Reed]]&nbsp;– guitar
-* Tommy Allsup&nbsp;– acoustic guitar
+* [[Tommy Allsup]]&nbsp;– acoustic guitar
 * [[Charlie McCoy]]&nbsp;– harmonica
 * [[Bill Pursell]]&nbsp;– piano
-* [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]&nbsp;– producer, piano, arranged "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was A Good Man"
+* [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]&nbsp;– producer, piano, arrangements on "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was a Good Man"
-* Don Tweedy&nbsp;– arranged "Tear Stained Letter"
+* Don Tweedy&nbsp;– arrangement on "Tear Stained Letter"
+;Technical
-* Charlie Bragg & Lou Bradley&nbsp;– engineers
+*Don Tweedy – producer on "Tear Stained Letter"
+* Charlie Bragg, Lou Bradley&nbsp;– engineers
+*Bill Barnes – cover
+*[[Al Clayton]] – front and back cover photography
+*Don Wolf – cover photography
 ==Charts==
+{{col-start}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
-'''Album'''&nbsp;– [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-!align="left"|Year
-!align="left"|Chart
-!align="left"|Position
 |-
-|align="left"|1972
+! scope="col"| Chart (1972)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
-|align="left"|Country Albums
-|align="left"|2
 |-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|112|artist=Johnny Cash|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}
-|align="left"|1972
+|-
-|align="left"|Pop Albums
+{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Johnny Cash|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}
-|align="left"|112
+|}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 |-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1972)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1972/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1972|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
+| 14
 |}
+{{col-end}}
+===Singles===
-'''Singles'''&nbsp;– Billboard (North America)
 {| class="wikitable"
 !align="left"|Year
@@ Line 101: / Line 124: @@
 |-
 |align="left"|1971
-|align="left"|"Papa Was a Good Man"
+|align="left"|"[[Papa Was a Good Man]]"
 |align="left"|Country Singles
 |align="left"|16
 |-
 |align="left"|1971
-|align="left"|"A Thing Called Love"
+|align="left"|"[[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]"
 |align="left"|Country Singles
 |align="left"|2
 |-
 |align="left"|1972
-|align="left"|"Kate"
+|align="left"|"[[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]"
 |align="left"|Country Singles
 |align="left"|2
@@ Line 124: / Line 147: @@
 ==Covers==
 The title song was covered by [[Elvis Presley]] on his 1972 album ''[[He Touched Me (album)|He Touched Me]]''.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_athingcalled.htm Luma Electronic entry on ''A Thing Called Love'']
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060907041835/http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_athingcalled.htm Luma Electronic entry on ''A Thing Called Love'']
 {{Johnny Cash|studio}}
+{{Authority control}}
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