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December 5, 1984 (14:00-17:00 & 18:00-21:00)

Session overview

Location
Moman Studio, Nashville, TN
Takes / recordings
4
Year
1984
Producer
Chips Moman
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
  • James Cobb — guitar
  • Marty Stuart — guitar, mandolin
  • Reggie Young — guitar
  • Mike Leech — bass
  • Gene Chrisman — drums
  • Bobby Emmons — keyboards
  • Bobby Wood — keyboards
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

The released master of HERE COMES THAT RAINBOW included strings and vocal harmony; UNWED MOTHERS (FATHERS) also included voval harmony. The vocal harmomy probably consisted of all or part of the following: June Carter Cash, James Cobb, Paul Davis, Chips Moman, Marty Stuart, Toni Wine and Bobby Wood. No overdub session is given for either the vocals or strings. AMERICAN BY BIRTH was recorded again on December 5, 1985, and retitled DIXIE .

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a - American By Birth (Dixie) - R.A. Wade Unissued
Ref a Matrix / take -

Title American By Birth (Dixie)

Duration - Composer R.A. Wade
Issues Unissued
b NCO 135668 Unwed Mothers (Fathers) 3:11 Bobby Braddock, John Prine 1 issue
Ref b Matrix / take NCO 135668

Title Unwed Mothers (Fathers)

Duration 3:11 Composer Bobby Braddock, John Prine
Issues 1 issue
c NCO 135669 Here Comes That Rainbow Again 2:49 Kris Kristofferson 1 issue
Ref c Matrix / take NCO 135669

Title Here Comes That Rainbow Again

Duration 2:49 Composer Kris Kristofferson
Issues 1 issue
d - Maybe You Should Have Been Listening - - Unissued
Ref d Matrix / take -

Title Maybe You Should Have Been Listening

Duration - Composer -
Issues Unissued