Ragged Old Flag

Infobox Album
Name = Ragged Old Flag
Type = Album
Artist = Johnny Cash


Released = April 5, 1974
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Country
Length = 29:35
Label = Columbia
Producer = Johnny Cash, Charlie Bragg
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8x66mpmd9f3o link]
Chronology = Johnny Cash
Last album = "Johnny Cash and His Woman"
(1973)
This album = "Ragged Old Flag"
(1974)
Next album = "Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me"
(1974)

"Ragged Old Flag" is an album by American country music singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1974 (see 1974 in music). The album addresses several political as well as ethical issues, not unlike many of Cash's other releases. The title track, and simultaneously the only single from the album, is a spoken word tribute to patriotism amid the Watergate scandal. "Don't Go Near the Water" addresses another hot political issue of the time, the environment. All of the songs on the album were composed by Cash, save "I'm a Worried Man" by himself and June Carter Cash.

Track listing

"All songs written by Johnny Cash except as noted."

#"Ragged Old Flag" – 3:08
#"Don't Go Near the Water" – 2:52
#"All I Do is Drive" – 2:10
#"Southern Comfort" – 2:10
#"King of the Hill" – 2:44
#"Pie in the Sky" – 2:27
#"Lonesome to the Bone" – 2:41
#"While I've Got It on My Mind" – 2:20
#"Good Morning, Friend" – 2:05
#"I'm a Worried Man" (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash) – 2:10
#"Please Don't Let Me Out" – 2:42
#"What on Earth Will You Do (for Heaven's Sake)" – 2:08

Personnel

* Johnny Cash - Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes
* Al Casey - Guitar
* Earl Scruggs - Banjo
* The Oak Ridge Boys - Background Vocals

Additional personnel

* Chuck Cochran - Arranger
* Charlie Bragg - Producer, Engineer
* Al Quaglieri - Producer, Reissue Producer
* Freeman Ramsey - Engineer
* Rob Tucker - Engineer
* Howard Fritzson - Art Director, Reissue Art Director
* Billy Barnes - Cover Design
* Al Clayton - Cover Photo
* Seth Foster - Mastering
* Randall Martin - Design
* John Henry Jackson - Project Director
* Steven Berkowitz - A&R
* Patti Matheny - A&R
* Darren Salmieri - A&R

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_ragged.htm Luma Electronic entry on "Ragged Old Flag"]