Blood, Sweat and Tears (album)

1963 studio album by Johnny Cash
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1963
RecordedJune 7 – August 22, 1962
Genre
  • Country
  • folk
  • blues
Length30:12
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Don Law
  • Frank Jones
Johnny Cash chronology
All Aboard the Blue Train
(1962)
Blood, Sweat and Tears
(1963)
Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
(1963)
Singles from Blood, Sweat and Tears
  1. "Busted"
    Released: December 28, 1962
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Blood, Sweat and Tears is the fifteenth album by singer Johnny Cash, released on January 7, 1963. It is a collection of songs about the American working man. This includes "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" and "Busted", the latter of which would become a single. Both would also be performed by Cash during his famous 1968 concerts at Folsom Prison and be included in the 1999 extended reissue of the album, At Folsom Prison. The album was included on the Bear Family Records box set Come Along and Ride This Train.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Legend of John Henry's Hammer"Johnny Cash, June Carter9:03
2."Tell Him I'm Gone"Cash3:03
3."Another Man Done Gone"Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Tartt, Cash2:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Busted"Harlan Howard2:17
5."Casey Jones"Traditional; arranged by Johnny Cash3:02
6."Nine Pound Hammer"Merle Travis3:15
7."Chain Gang"Howard2:40
8."Waiting for a Train"Jimmie Rodgers2:06
9."Roughneck"Sheb Wooley2:11

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Frank Jones - Producer
  • Don Law - Producer
  • Vic Anesini - Mastering (CD Reissue)
  • Frank Bez - Photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1963 Pop Albums 80

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1963 "Busted" Country Singles 13
  • LP Discography entry on Blood, Sweat and Tears
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