America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album and the 40th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history, like several of Cash's other Americana albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like Paul Revere or Big Foot. America also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield" and "The Road to Kaintuck", songs previously released as singles in 1965 on Sings the Ballads of the True West. Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "The Battle of New Orleans" and a reading of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address. The album was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train.

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedAugust 7, 1972
RecordedJuly 1970
Genre
Length32:57
LabelColumbia
ProducerLarry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
A Thing Called Love
(1972)		 America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
(1972)		 The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening Dialogue"Johnny Cash0:23
2."Paul Revere"Johnny Cash, Glenn D. Tubb2:17
3."Begin West Movement" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:26
4."The Road to Kaintuck"Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash1:21
5."To the Shining Mountains" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:48
6."The Battle of New Orleans"Jimmie Driftwood2:21
7."Southwestward" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:37
8."Remember the Alamo"Jane Bowers2:26
9."Opening the West" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:56
10."Lorena"Charles Williams1:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Gettysburg Address"Abraham Lincoln2:38
2."The West" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:57
3."Big Foot"Johnny Cash3:02
4."Like a Young Colt" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:38
5."Mister Garfield"Ramblin' Jack Elliott3:53
6."A Proud Land" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:24
7."The Big Battle"Johnny Cash3:05
8."On Wheels and Wings" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:30
9."Come Take a Trip in My Airship"Johnny Cash1:05
10."Reaching for the Stars" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:42
11."These Are My People"Johnny Cash2:38

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Produced by: Larry Butler
  • Dialogue written by: Johnny Cash
  • Cover design: Bill Barnes
  • Cover photo: Al Clayton

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1972 Country Albums 3
1972 Pop Albums 176

References
  1. America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song at AllMusic



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