The Baron | ||||
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Released | June 1, 1981 | |||
Recorded | March 1981; CBS Studios, Nashville, Tennessee except "The Baron" September 1980 | |||
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Length | 30:36 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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The Baron is the 66th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title track was a top ten hit, and three singles in all — including "Mobile Bay" and "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" — were released, though the latter two were rather unsuccessful in the charts, peaking at No. 60 and No. 71.
Cash recorded the album with famed countrypolitan producer Billy Sherrill. Other sessions with him would be released on the 2014 album Out Among the Stars.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Baron" | Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Lee Taylor | 3:37 |
2. | "Mobile Bay" | Dave Kirby, Curly Putman | 3:01 |
3. | "(I Learned) The Hard Way" | Jerry Lynn Lansdowne | 2:59 |
4. | "Ceiling, Four Walls and a Floor" | Tom T. Hall | 2:40 |
5. | "Hey, Hey, Train" | Marty Stuart | 2:42 |
6. | "The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley)" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Billy Edd Wheeler, Jed Peters | 3:11 |
7. | "The Blues Keep Getting Bluer" | Ron Reynolds | 2:34 |
8. | "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" | Robert Rhett Drawdy | 3:52 |
9. | "Thanks to You" | Jerry Lynn Lansdowne | 2:29 |
10. | "Greatest Love Affair" | Mack David, Sherrill | 3:31 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali - guitar
- Marty Stuart - guitar, fiddle, arrangements
- Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood - piano
- Bobby Emmons - keyboards
- Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Bob Wray - bass
- Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone, Jerry Kroon - drums
- Lea Jane Berinati, Millie Forrest, Janie Fricke, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Louis Nunely, Gordon Stocker, Hurshel Wiginton - background vocals
- Bill McElhiney - string arrangements
- Technical
- Ron Reynolds - engineer
- Bill Johnson - sleeve design
- Slick Lawson - photography
Chart performance
Album
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 201 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1981 | "The Baron" | 10 | 6 |
"Mobile Bay" | 60 | — | |
1982 | "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" |
71 | — |
71 (flip) |
References