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Released in 1980 as a [[single (music)|single]] (Columbia 11-11399, with "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" on the B-side) from that album,<ref name="Johnny Cash - The Last Time / Rockabilly Blues | Discogs" /><ref name="Lewry2001">{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Lewry|title=I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocQK9YBdRhkC&q=%2211399%22|year=2001|publisher=Helter Skelter|isbn=978-1-900924-22-1|quote=}}</ref><ref name="John L. Smith - The Johnny Cash Record Catalog">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ihbEBcJEx4C&dq=%2211399%22&pg=PA11|title=The Johnny Cash Record Catalog|first=John L.|last=Smith|page=11}}</ref> the song reached number 85 on U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} country chart for the week of December 6.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/johnny-cash/chart-history/CSI/song/361797</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1980-12-08|title=Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 6, 1980)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2021-10-08}}</ref>
Released in 1980 as a [[single (music)|single]] (Columbia 11-11399, with "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" on the B-side) from that album,<ref name="Johnny Cash - The Last Time / Rockabilly Blues | Discogs" /><ref name="Lewry2001">{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Lewry|title=I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocQK9YBdRhkC&q=%2211399%22|year=2001|publisher=Helter Skelter|isbn=978-1-900924-22-1|quote=}}</ref><ref name="John L. Smith - The Johnny Cash Record Catalog">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ihbEBcJEx4C&dq=%2211399%22&pg=PA11|title=The Johnny Cash Record Catalog|first=John L.|last=Smith|page=11}}</ref> the song reached number 85 on U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} country chart for the week of December 6.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/johnny-cash/chart-history/CSI/song/361797</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1980-12-08|title=Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 6, 1980)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2021-10-08}}</ref>


{{quote|1="The Last Time" was the first Kris Kristofferson Cash recorded in six years. The way his voice slips into it, like a body into a comfortable chair, suggests he shouldn't have waited so long. (In fact, a few years prior, the two had discussed recording an album together, where Cash would sing Kristofferson songs, and Kristofferson Cash's, but the album never came to be.|author=C. Eric Banister. ''Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black''<ref name="C. Eric Banister - Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black">{{Cite book|last=Banister|first=C. Eric|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufYTBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22The+Last+Time%22&pg=PT240|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|date=2014-08-01|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|page=287|language=en|quote=}}</ref>}}
{{quote|1="The Last Time" was the first Kris Kristofferson Cash had recorded in six years. The way his voice slips into it, like a body into a comfortable chair, suggests he shouldn't have waited so long. (In fact, a few years prior,the two had discussed recording an album together, where Cash would sing Kristofferson songs, and Kristofferson Cash's, but the album never came to be.)|author=C. Eric Banister. ''Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black''<ref name="C. Eric Banister - Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black">{{Cite book|last=Banister|first=C. Eric|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufYTBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22The+Last+Time%22&pg=PT240|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|date=2014-08-01|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-61713-609-2|page=287|language=en|quote=}}</ref>}}


Kristofferson also recorded the song himself, his version appears on the 1981 album ''[[To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album)|To the Bone]]''.
Kristofferson also recorded the song himself, his version appears on the 1981 album ''[[To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album)|To the Bone]]''.

Revision as of 18:53, 9 October 2021

"The Last Time"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Rockabilly Blues
B-side"Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)"
Released1980 (1980)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 11-11399
Songwriter(s)Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s)Earl Poole Ball[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Cold Lonesome Morning"
(1980) 		"The Last Time"
(1980) 		"Without Love"
(1981)
Audio
"The Last Time" on YouTube

"The Last Time" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1980 album Rockabilly Blues.

Released in 1980 as a single (Columbia 11-11399, with "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" on the B-side) from that album,[2][3][4] the song reached number 85 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of December 6.[5][6]

"The Last Time" was the first Kris Kristofferson Cash had recorded in six years. The way his voice slips into it, like a body into a comfortable chair, suggests he shouldn't have waited so long. (In fact, a few years prior,the two had discussed recording an album together, where Cash would sing Kristofferson songs, and Kristofferson Cash's, but the album never came to be.)

— C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black[7]

Kristofferson also recorded the song himself, his version appears on the 1981 album To the Bone.

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 11-11399, 1980)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Last Time"K. Kristofferson3:12
2."Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)"J. R Cash3:18

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 85

References

  1. ^ "The Last Time". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - The Last Time / Rockabilly Blues". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-08. JOHNNY CASH THE LAST TIME -K. Kristofferson- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball // JOHNNY CASH ROCKABILLY BLUES (TEXAS 1955) -J.R. Cash- -K. Kristofferson- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball
  3. ^ Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. ^ Smith, John L. The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11.
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/johnny-cash/chart-history/CSI/song/361797
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 6, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ^ Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
  8. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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