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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
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| single1date = September 9, 1971
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| single2 = [[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]
| single2date = December 30, 1971
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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), 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 (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]" with altered lyrics.
'''''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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|length2=2:55
|length2=2:55
|title3=[[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]
|title3=[[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]
|writer3=[[Jerry Reed]]
|writer3=[[Jerry Reed|Jerry R. Hubbard]]
|length3=2:36
|length3=2:36
|title4=I Promise You
|title4=I Promise You
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
* Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
* The Evangel Temple Choir – background vocals
* The Evangel Temple Choir – backing vocals
* [[The Carter Family]] – background vocals
* [[The Carter Family]] – backing vocals
* [[Marshall Grant]] – bass guitar
* [[Marshall Grant]] – bass guitar
* [[W.S. Holland]] – drums
* [[W.S. Holland]] – drums
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* [[Charlie McCoy]] – harmonica
* [[Charlie McCoy]] – harmonica
* [[Bill Pursell]] – piano
* [[Bill Pursell]] – piano
* [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]] – producer, piano, arrangements on "A Thing Called Love" and "[[Papa Was a Good Man]]"
* [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]] – producer, piano, arrangements on "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was a Good Man"
* Don Tweedy – arrangement on "Tear Stained Letter"
* Don Tweedy – arrangement on "Tear Stained Letter"
;Technical
;Technical
*Don Tweedy – producer on "Tear Stained Letter"
* Charlie Bragg & Lou Bradley – engineers
* Charlie Bragg, Lou Bradley – engineers
*Bill Barnes – cover
*[[Al Clayton]] – front and back cover photography
*Don Wolf – cover photography


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
'''Album''' – [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
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! scope="col"| Chart (1972)
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|align="left"|Country Albums
|align="left"|2
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{{album chart|Billboard200|112|artist=Johnny Cash|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}
|align="left"|1972
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|112
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{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Johnny Cash|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}
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===Year-end charts===
'''Singles'''&nbsp;– Billboard (North America)
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! 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>
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===Singles===
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==Covers==
==Covers==
The title song was covered by [[Elvis Presley]] on his 1972 album ''[[He Touched Me (album)|He Touched Me]]''.
The title song was covered by [[Elvis Presley]] on his 1972 album ''[[He Touched Me (album)|He Touched Me]]''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{Johnny Cash|studio}}

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Latest revision as of 19:37, 21 September 2024

For other uses, see Thing Called Love (disambiguation).
A Thing Called Love
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedApril 3, 1972
Recorded1972
Length28:37
LabelColumbia
ProducerLarry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
Sunday Morning Coming Down
(1972) 		A Thing Called Love
(1972) 		America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
(1972)
Singles from A Thing Called Love
  1. "Papa Was a Good Man"
    Released: September 9, 1971
  2. "A Thing Called Love"
    Released: December 30, 1971
  3. "Kate"
    Released: April 7, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kate"Marty Robbins2:22
2."Melva's Wine"Vincent Matthews2:55
3."A Thing Called Love"Jerry R. Hubbard2:36
4."I Promise You"Johnny Cash2:58
5."Papa Was a Good Man"Hal Bynum2:38
6."Tear Stained Letter"Johnny Cash2:45
7."Mississippi Sand"Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash3:08
8."Daddy"Don Reid, Harold Reid2:54
9."Arkansas Lovin' Man"Red Lane2:51
10."The Miracle Man"Johnny Cash, Larry Lee3:30

Personnel

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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

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Singles

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  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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