Next_in_Line_(Johnny_Cash_song)

Next in Line (Johnny Cash song)

Next in Line (Johnny Cash song)

1957 single by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two

"Next in Line" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

Quick Facts Single by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two, A-side ...

The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with "Don't Make Me Go" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.[3][1] The single reached #9 on the Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart.[4][5] The song "Next in Line" (on its own) also reached #99 on the Top 100[6] and the top ten on the Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart.[7]

Composition

It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  2. [2]
    "Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Next In Line". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. [3]
    Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  4. [4]
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  5. [5]
    Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. [6]
    Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
  7. [7]
    Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (10 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. [8]
    Robert Hilburn (31 October 2013). Johnny Cash: The Life. Orion. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-297-86658-9.
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