I Would Like to See You Again
I Would Like to See You Again is the 57th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1978. The title track peaked at #12 on the singles chart, while "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" reached #2; the album itself peaked at #23. The album features a pair of duets with Waylon Jennings, one of which was the "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" single; it was one of Cash's first collaborations with Jennings, and the two recorded songs together throughout the 1980s, including a separate album entitled Heroes. Cash and Jennings would also work together as The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
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Released | April 10, 1978 | |||
Recorded | July 6, 1976 - October 4, 1977 | |||
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Length | 32:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Larry Butler | |||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Would Like to See You Again" | Larry T. Atwood, Charlie Craig | 2:55 |
2. | "Lately" | Cash | 2:01 |
3. | "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" (with Waylon Jennings) | Bob McDill | 2:44 |
4. | "Who's Gene Autry?" | Cash | 3:53 |
5. | "Hurt So Bad" | Cash | 2:37 |
6. | "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again" | Earl Ball, Jr., Jo-El Sonnier | 2:51 |
7. | "Abner Brown" | Cash | 3:40 |
8. | "After Taxes" | Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler | 3:03 |
9. | "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings) | Hal Bynum, Dave Kirby | 3:18 |
10. | "That's the Way It Is" | Roger Bowling, Larry Butler | 3:03 |
11. | "I'm Alright Now" | Jerry Hensley | 2:39 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Waylon Jennings - vocals, guitar
- Bob Wootton, Jerry Hensley, Jack Routh, Jimmy Capps, Jerry Shook, Pete Wade - guitar
- Marshall Grant, Gordon Payne - bass
- WS Holland - drums
- Ralph Mooney - steel guitar
- Larry McCoy, Cliff Robertson, Earl Poole Ball - piano
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Richard Morris - percussion
- The Jordanaires - vocals
- John Carter Cash - question on "Who's Gene Autry?"
Additional personnel
- Produced by Larry Butler
- "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" produced by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
- Engineers: Roger Tucker, Billy Sherrill
- Recorded at Sound Spectrum Recording, Inc.
- Mixes at Jack Clement Recording Studios
- Johnny Cash cover photo by Alexander Agor
- "Vision" photo of June Carter by Johnny Cash
- Liner Notes by Larry Butler
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Country Albums | 23 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1978 | "I Would Like to See You Again" | Country Singles | 12 |
1978 | "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" | Country Singles | 2 |
1978 | "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" | Country Singles | 22 |
References
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