Release front cover
Album
A Thing Called Love
Johnny Cash
Release information
Year
1972
Label
Columbia
Recording personnel
Personnel represented by recordings and sessions linked to this release. Credits can vary by recording or take.
Personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
- Ray Edenton — acoustic guitar, guitar
- Tommy Allsup — guitar
- Red Lane — guitar
- Carl Perkins — electric guitar
- Bob Wooton — electric guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
- W.S. 'Fluke' Holland — drums
- Bill Pursell — piano
- Larry Butler — keyboards
- Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June — harmony vocals
- Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June, Evangel Temple Choir — harmony vocals
- Jerry Reed — guitar
- unknown — strings
- Charlie McCoy — harmonica
- Evangel Temple Choir — harmony vocals
- Bill Rice — guitar
Description
The original Canadian LP pressing used an alternate master for Kate; "...this is a Canadian pressing of this album with everything apparently the same with the exception of this title. Since the wording is different in parts of the song I have elected to place it under this heretofore unissued master number rather than thinking of it as just an unused outtake..." (John L. Smith, Another Song To Sing, page 443). According to John L. Smith this alternate version was recorded on January 13, 1972, while the 'regular' version was recorded on February 11, 1972.
Canadian covers has "Litho in Canada" written at the bottom of the cover spine.
This alternate version of Kate was included on Reader's Digest Music's "The Great Seventies Recordings", where it was incorrectly listed as previously unreleased, this in spite of the fact that it was included on the official Columbia released Canadian pressing - albeit by mistake.
Reissue history for A Thing Called Love:
1. Released for download by Columbia/Legacy in April of 2010.
2. Reissued on CD by Reader's Digest Music in 2010 on "The Great Seventies Recordings" (A 744438)
Images & Source Material
Tracklist
Use this tracklist as a route map: each released track can lead to the specific recording or take, and the studio session behind it.
| # / Side | Track | Archive links | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kate
|
2:19 | |
| 2 |
Melva's Wine
|
2:48 | |
| 3 |
A Thing Called Love
|
2:31 | |
| 4 |
I Promise You
|
2:54 | |
| 5 |
Papa Was A Good Man
|
2:35 | |
| 6 |
Tear Stained Letter
|
2:41 | |
| 7 |
Mississippi Sand
|
3:05 | |
| 8 |
Daddy
|
2:47 | |
| 9 |
Arkansas Lovin' Man
|
2:47 | |
| 10 |
The Miracle Man
|
3:25 |