Smokin’ Johnny Cash

Infobox Single
Name = Smokin' Johnny Cash


Caption =
Artist = The Blackeyed Susans
from Album = Spin the Bottle
A-side = Smokin' Johnny Cash
B-side =
Released = May 1997
Format =
Recorded = Sing Sing and Fortissimo Studios, Melbourne
Summer, 1996–1997
Genre = Rock, folk rock
Length = 16:03
Label = Hi Gloss Records
Writer = Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson
Producer = Victor Van Vugt
Phil Kakulas
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Mary Mac"
(1996)
This single = "Smokin' Johnny Cash"
(1997)
Next single = "Spin the Wheel"
(1997)

"Smokin' Johnny Cash" is a single by The Blackeyed Susans, released in May 1997. It was the first single lifted from the band's album, "Spin the Bottle".

The song reached #86 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997 [ [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1997.htm Triple J's Hottest 100 (1997)] ] and was featured in the Australian television drama series The Secret Life of Us (Episode 3 Second Series). [ [http://www.australiantelevision.net/secretlife/music.html Secret Life Of Us - songlist] ]

The video for the song was also aired on the national Australian music video program, rage, in July, 2002. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/rage/playlist/archive/2002/20020720.htm rage playlist (2002)] ]

Track listing

# Smokin' Johnny Cash (Kakulas/Snarski/Dawson) – 3:40
# You Rule Me (Snarski/Kakulas) – 4:15
# Out Of Our Skins (Kakulas/Jennings) – 2:50
# Take Me Down (Kakulas/Snarski) – 5:18

Personnel

Track 1-2

* Rob Snarski – vocals, guitars, whistling
* Phil Kakulas – bass, omnichord
* Kiernan Box – piano, organ, harmonium, string arrangement
* Dan Luscombe – guitars, optigan, vocals
* Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
* Jen Anderson – violin
* Suzanne Simpson -violin
* Deirdre Dowling – viola
* Helen Mountfort – cello
* Matthew Habben – saxophone
* Ken Gardner – trumpet
* Adam Hutterer – trombone
* Mark C Halstead – backing vocals
* Graham Lee – backing vocals
* Lisa Miller – backing vocals
* Jodie Meehan – backing vocals
* Kelly Nash – backing vocals

Track 3

* Phil Kakulas
* Gary Jennings

Track 4

* Phil Kakulas
* Rob Snarski
* Graham Lee
* Mark C Halstead

Other credits

# Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
# Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
# Recorded by Phil Kakulas in a bedroom in Nedlands, Perth, long ago. Played by P.K. and Gary Jennings.
# Recorded by Phil Kakulas on an 8-track in a spare room in Abbortsford, Melbourne 1992. Mixed by PK & Julian Wu.

References