A Thing Called Love

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A Thing Called Love
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released April 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre
Length 28:37
Label Columbia
Producer Larry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
Sunday Morning Coming Down
(1972)
A Thing Called Love
(1972)
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
(1972)
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A Thing Called Love is the 39th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single (with "Daddy" as the B-side, as yet unavailable on CD), reaching No. 2 on the country charts; two more singles charted as well, while the album itself also reached No. 2 on the country album charts. "A Thing Called Love" was re-recorded by Cash for Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). A note about the song "Kate": the Canadian pressing of the album contains a completely different version of this song. Even the lyrics are different.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Kate"  Marty Robbins 2:22
2. "Melva's Wine"  Vincent Matthews 2:55
3. "A Thing Called Love"  Jerry Reed Hubbard 2:36
4. "I Promise You"  Johnny Cash 2:58
5. "Papa Was a Good Man"  Hal Bynum 2:38
6. "Tear Stained Letter"  Johnny Cash 2:45
7. "Mississippi Sand"  Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash 3:08
8. "Daddy"  Don Reid, Harold Reid 2:54
9. "Arkansas Lovin' Man"  Red Lane 2:51
10. "The Miracle Man"  Johnny Cash, Larry Lee 3:30

Personnel

Charts

Album Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1972 Country Albums 2
1972 Pop Albums 112

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1971 "Papa Was a Good Man" Country Singles 16
1971 "A Thing Called Love" Country Singles 2
1972 "Kate" Country Singles 2
1972 "Kate" Pop Singles 75

Covers

The title song was covered by Elvis Presley on his 1972 album He Touched Me.

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