Hello, I'm Johnny Cash is a 1970 album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records. It includes a range of songs recorded from February to September the previous year, 1969, two of which had been successful as singles: "If I Were a Carpenter", a duet with Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, which gained the couple a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1971, and reached No. 2 on the Country charts; and "Blistered" with "See Ruby Fall" which charted as a double-A-side, reaching No. 4. On the Hot 100, "Blistered" reached No. 50, and "See Ruby Fall" No. 75. (according to some sources, both songs reached No. 50)..
This album includes "To Beat the Devil", the first Kris Kristofferson song covered by Cash. The album reached No. 1 on the country charts and No. 6 on the pop charts. It was certified Gold on January 29, 1970 by the RIAA. The album has been released on CD (Sony Music, Original Album Classics, along with The Johnny Cash Show and Man In Black) and it has been made available on official download sites. This album is not to be confused with a 1977 Columbia Special Products compilation LP (issued on CD in 1992) with the same name.
Track listing
Personnel Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton, Jerry Shook, Fred Carter, Jr. - guitar Norman Blake - dobro, guitar Marshall Grant - bass guitar W.S. Holland - drums Bill Pursell - piano on "See Ruby Fall" and "If I Were a Carpenter" George Tidwell, Bob Phillips, William Pippin - trumpet The Carter Family - backing vocals Technical Charlie Bragg - engineer Joel Baldwin - cover photograph
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1970) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1970) Position US Billboard 200 54 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 5
Singles YearSingleChartPosition1969"Blistered"Country Singles41969"Blistered"Pop Singles501969"See Ruby Fall"Country Singles41969"See Ruby Fall"Pop Singles751969"If I Were a Carpenter"Country Singles21969"If I Were a Carpenter"Pop Singles36
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