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Happiness Is You
Happiness Is You is the 24th album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1966 (see 1966 in music). It contains, among others, "Guess Things Happen That Way", a re-recording of one of Cash's earliest Sun songs. The record reached #10 on the Country charts. The LP was originally to be titled "That's What You Get For Lovin' Me", taking its title from the Gordon Lightfoot tune included in the album, and promo copies and some early commercial pressings show this title on the label.
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| Released | October 10, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 7, 1962 - December 1, 1965 | |||
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| Length | 31:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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The album was never released on cassette and did not finally see release on CD until 2012, as part of the box set Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection.[2]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Happiness Is You" | Cash, June Carter Cash | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Jack Clement | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Ancient History" | Wayne P. Walker, Irene Stanton | 2:23 |
| 4. | "You Comb Her Hair" | Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran | 2:42 |
| 5. | "She Came from the Mountains" | Peter La Farge | 4:59 |
| 6. | "For Lovin' Me" | Gordon Lightfoot | 2:40 |
| 7. | "No One Will Ever Know" | Fred Rose, Mel Foree | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Is This My Destiny?" | Helen Carter | 2:31 |
| 9. | "A Wound Time Can't Erase" | Bill D. Johnson | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Happy to Be with You" | Merle Kilgore, J. Carter, Cash | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Wabash Cannonball" | A.P. Carter | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 31:07 | ||
Personnel edit
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Luther Perkins - guitar
- Norman Blake - guitar, dobro
- Bob Johnson - guitar, flute
- Marshall Grant - bass
- W.S. Holland - drums
- Bill Pursell - piano
- Maybelle Carter - autoharp
- The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - backing vocals
Charts edit
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | Country Albums | 10 |