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March 16, 1981 (14:00-17:00 & 18:00-21:00)

Session overview

Location
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
Takes / recordings
5
Year
1981
Producer
Billy Sherrill
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
  • Pete Bordonall — guitar
  • Billy Sanford — guitar
  • Marty Stuart — guitar
  • Robert Wray — guitar
  • Pete Wade — electric guitar
  • Weldon Myrick — steel guitar
  • Kenneth Malone — drums
  • Charlie McCoy — harmonica
  • Hargus Robbins — piano
  • Bobby Emmons — keyboards
  • Ronald Reynolds — unknown role
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

Pete Wade, first session only - Billy Sanford, second session only. THANKS TO YOU and REVEREND MR. BLACK/LONESOME VALLEY was overdubbed: March 26, 1981. The album cover for this release (FC-37179) also sows Janie Fricke and The Jordanaires as vocalists.

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a NCO 129049 Blessing In Disguise - - Unissued
Ref a Matrix / take NCO 129049

Title Blessing In Disguise

Duration - Composer -
Issues Unissued
b NCO 129050 Billy Brown - - Unissued
Ref b Matrix / take NCO 129050

Title Billy Brown

Duration - Composer -
Issues Unissued
c NCO 129051 Reverend Mr. Black/Lonesome Valley - Billy Ed Wheeler, A.P. Carter Unissued
Ref c Matrix / take NCO 129051

Title Reverend Mr. Black/Lonesome Valley

Duration - Composer Billy Ed Wheeler, A.P. Carter
Issues Unissued
d NCO 129052 The Hard Way 2:59 J.L. Lansdowne 1 issue
Ref d Matrix / take NCO 129052

Title The Hard Way

Duration 2:59 Composer J.L. Lansdowne
Issues 1 issue
e NCO 129053 Thanks To You - J.L. Lansdowne Unissued
Ref e Matrix / take NCO 129053

Title Thanks To You

Duration - Composer J.L. Lansdowne
Issues Unissued