Why Do You Punish Me
Recording overview
Location
Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee;
Session
Session date
February 17, 1960 (14:00-19:00)
Year
1960
Producer
Don Law and Frank Jones
Ref
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Matrix / Take
CO 64714/OB 2086-3
Duration
2:18
Composer
Erwin King
Personnel
Session personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
- Johnny Western — guitar
- Luther Perkins — electric guitar
- Don Helms — steel guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
- Murry Harman Jr. — drums
- Gordon Terry — fiddle
- Floyd Cramer — piano
Release / issue history
3 issues| Year | Release / issue | Label / format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Now, There Was A Song | Columbia USA · 45 · EP B-14632 | — |
| 1960 | Now, There Was A Song | Columbia USA · LP · CL-1463/CS-8254 | — |
| 1991 | The Man In Black 1959-1962 | Bear Family · CD · BCD-15562 EH-3 | — |