- The Last Gunfighter Ballad
Infobox Album
Name = The Last Gunfighter Ballad
Type =Album
Artist =Johnny Cash Released = January 1977
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = Columbia
Producer = Charlie Bragg / Johnny Cash
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:61u67ur070jg link]
Chronology =Johnny Cash
Last album = "One Piece at a Time"
(1976)
This album = "The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
(1977)
Next album = "The Rambler"
(1977)"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" is an
album by American country singerJohnny Cash , released onColumbia Records in 1977 (see1977 in music ). Highlights include the title track, "Far Side Banks of Jordan" and "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine", the latter of which features Cash's brotherTommy Cash . The title track was the album's only single, reaching No. 38 on the country charts; it tells the tale of an aginggunslinger who finds himself unable to deal with the modern way of life.Track listing
#"I Will Dance With You" (Cash) – 2:49
#"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" (Guy Clark ) – 2:48
#"Far Side Banks of Jordan" (Terry Smith) – 2:42
#"Ridin' on the Cotton Belt" (Cash) – 3:25
#"Give It Away" (Tom T. Hall )
#"You're So Close to Me" (Mac Davis ) – 2:50
#"City Jail" (Cash) – 3:56
#"Cindy I Love You" (Cash) – 2:15
#"Ballad of Barbara" (Cash) – 3:49
#"That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" (Gene Autry /Jimmy Long) – 2:54Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
External links
* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_lastgunfighter.htm Luma Electronic entry on "The Last Gunfighter Ballad"]
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