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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
| name = America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Johnny Cash]]
| artist = [[Johnny Cash]]
| Cover = JohnnyCashAmerica.jpg
| cover = JohnnyCashAmerica.jpg
| Released = July 1972
| alt =
| Reissued = December 11, 2001
| released = August 7, 1972
| Recorded =
| recorded = July 1970
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| venue =
| studio = Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
| Length = 32:57
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Country music|Country]]
| Producer = [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]
*[[folk music|folk]]}}
| Last album = ''[[A Thing Called Love]]''<br />(1972)
| length = 32:57
| This album = '''''America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song'''''<br />(1972)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Next album = ''[[The Johnny Cash Family Christmas]]''<br />(1972)
| producer = [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]
| prev_title = [[A Thing Called Love]]
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = [[The Johnny Cash Family Christmas]]
| next_year = 1972
}}
}}


{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r105811}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r105811}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song''''' is a [[concept album]] and the 40th overall album by [[country music|country]] singer [[Johnny Cash]], released on [[Columbia Records]] in 1972 (see [[1972 in music]]). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of [[United States|American]] history, not unlike several of Cash's other [[Americana]] albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like [[Paul Revere]] or [[Spotted Elk|Big Foot]]. ''America'' also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield" and "The Road to Kaintuck", songs previously released as singles in 1965 on ''[[Sings the Ballads of the True West]]''. Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "[[The Battle of New Orleans]]" and a reading of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s famous [[Gettysburg Address]].
'''''America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song''''' is a [[concept album]] and the 40th overall album by [[country music|country]] singer [[Johnny Cash]], released on [[Columbia Records]] in 1972 (see [[1972 in music]]). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of [[United States|American]] history, like several of Cash's other [[Americana music|Americana]] albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like [[Paul Revere]] or [[Spotted Elk|Big Foot]]. ''America'' also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield" and "The Road to Kaintuck", songs previously released as singles in 1965 on ''[[Sings the Ballads of the True West]]''. Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "[[The Battle of New Orleans]]" and a reading of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s famous [[Gettysburg Address]]. The album was included on the [[Bear Family]] box set ''[[Come Along and Ride This Train]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
# "Opening Dialogue" (Cash) – 0:23
| headline = Side one
# "Paul Revere" (Cash/[[Glenn D. Tubb]]) – 2:17
|title1=Opening Dialogue
# "Begin West Movement" (Cash) – 0:26
|writer1= Johnny Cash
# "The Road to Kaintuck" (Cash/[[June Carter Cash]]) – 1:21
|length1= 0:23
# "To the Shining Mountains" (Cash) – 0:48
|title2=Paul Revere
# "[[The Battle of New Orleans]]" ([[Jimmie Driftwood]]) – 2:21
|writer2= Johnny Cash, [[Glenn Douglas Tubb|Glenn D. Tubb]]
# "Southwestward" (Cash) – 0:37
|length2= 2:17
# "[[Remember the Alamo (song)|Remember the Alamo]]" ([[Jane Bowers]]) – 2:26
|title3=Begin West Movement
# "Opening the West" (Cash) – 0:56
| note3 = Dialogue
# "Lorena" (Charles Williams) – 1:50
|writer3= Johnny Cash
# "[[The Gettysburg Address]]" ([[Abraham Lincoln]]) – 2:38
|length3= 0:26
# "The West" (Cash) – 0:57
|title4=The Road to Kaintuck
# "Big Foot" (Cash) – 3:02
|writer4= Johnny Cash, [[June Carter Cash]]
# "Like a Young Colt" (Cash) – 0:38
|length4= 1:21
# "Mister Garfield" ([[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]]) – 3:53
|title5=To the Shining Mountains
# "A Proud Land" (Cash) – 0:24
| note5 = Dialogue
# "The Big Battle" (Cash) – 3:05
|writer5= Johnny Cash
# "On Wheels and Wings" (Cash) – 0:30
|length5= 0:48
# "Come Take a Trip in My Airship" (Cash) – 1:05
|title6=[[The Battle of New Orleans]]
# "Reaching for the Stars" (Cash) – 0:42
|writer6= [[Jimmie Driftwood]]
# "These Are My People" (Cash) – 2:38
|length6= 2:21
|title7=Southwestward
| note7 = Dialogue
|writer7= Johnny Cash
|length7= 0:37
|title8=[[Remember the Alamo (song)|Remember the Alamo]]
|writer8= [[Jane Bowers]]
|length8= 2:26
|title9=Opening the West
| note9 = Dialogue
|writer9= Johnny Cash
|length9= 0:56
|title10=Lorena
|writer10= Charles Williams
|length10= 1:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
|title1=[[The Gettysburg Address]]
|writer1= [[Abraham Lincoln]]
|length1= 2:38
|title2=The West
| note2 = Dialogue
|writer2= Johnny Cash
|length2= 0:57
|title3=Big Foot
|writer3= Johnny Cash
|length3= 3:02
|title4=Like a Young Colt
| note4 = Dialogue
|writer4= Johnny Cash
|length4= 0:38
|title5=[[Mister Garfield]]
|writer5= [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]]
|length5= 3:53
|title6=A Proud Land
| note6 = Dialogue
|writer6= Johnny Cash
|length6= 0:24
|title7=[[The Big Battle]]
|writer7= Johnny Cash
|length7= 3:05
|title8=On Wheels and Wings
| note8 = Dialogue
|writer8= Johnny Cash
|length8= 0:30
|title9=Come Take a Trip in My Airship
|writer9= Johnny Cash
|length9= 1:05
|title10=Reaching for the Stars
| note10 = Dialogue
|writer10= Johnny Cash
|length10= 0:42
|title11=These Are My People
|writer11= Johnny Cash
|length11= 2:38
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Johnny Cash: vocals, acoustic guitar
*Johnny Cash - vocals, acoustic guitar
*Carl Perkins: electric guitar
*[[Carl Perkins]] - electric guitar
*Bob Wootton: electric guitar, gut-string guitar
*[[Bob Wootton]] - electric guitar, gut-string guitar
*WS Holland: drums
*[[WS Holland]] - drums
*Marshall Grant: bass
*[[Marshall Grant]] - bass guitar
*Red Lane: rhythm guitar, gut string guitar
*[[Red Lane]] - rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar
*Chuck Cochran: piano
*Charles Cochran - piano
*Norman Blake: rhythm guitar, gut string guitar, banjo
*[[Norman Blake (American musician)|Norman Blake]] - rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo
*Mark Morris: percussion
*Farrell Morris - percussion
*Charlie McCoy: harmonica, bass
*[[Charlie McCoy]] - harmonica, bass guitar
*Ray Edenton: rhythm guitar
*[[Ray Edenton]] - rhythm guitar


== Additional personnel ==
== Additional personnel ==
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*Dialogue written by: Johnny Cash
*Dialogue written by: Johnny Cash
*Cover design: Bill Barnes
*Cover design: Bill Barnes
*Cover photo: Al Clayton
*Cover photo: [[Al Clayton]]


==Charts==
==Charts==
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] (United States)

'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_america.htm Luma Electronic entry on ''America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060528122114/http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_america.htm Luma Electronic entry on ''America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song]


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Latest revision as of 15:23, 1 February 2023

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedAugust 7, 1972
RecordedJuly 1970
StudioColumbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Genre
Length32:57
LabelColumbia
ProducerLarry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
A Thing Called Love
(1972) 		America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
(1972) 		The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album and the 40th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history, like several of Cash's other Americana albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like Paul Revere or Big Foot. America also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield" and "The Road to Kaintuck", songs previously released as singles in 1965 on Sings the Ballads of the True West. Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "The Battle of New Orleans" and a reading of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address. The album was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening Dialogue"Johnny Cash0:23
2."Paul Revere"Johnny Cash, Glenn D. Tubb2:17
3."Begin West Movement" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:26
4."The Road to Kaintuck"Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash1:21
5."To the Shining Mountains" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:48
6."The Battle of New Orleans"Jimmie Driftwood2:21
7."Southwestward" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:37
8."Remember the Alamo"Jane Bowers2:26
9."Opening the West" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:56
10."Lorena"Charles Williams1:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Gettysburg Address"Abraham Lincoln2:38
2."The West" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:57
3."Big Foot"Johnny Cash3:02
4."Like a Young Colt" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:38
5."Mister Garfield"Ramblin' Jack Elliott3:53
6."A Proud Land" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:24
7."The Big Battle"Johnny Cash3:05
8."On Wheels and Wings" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:30
9."Come Take a Trip in My Airship"Johnny Cash1:05
10."Reaching for the Stars" (Dialogue)Johnny Cash0:42
11."These Are My People"Johnny Cash2:38

Personnel[edit]

Additional personnel[edit]

  • Produced by: Larry Butler
  • Dialogue written by: Johnny Cash
  • Cover design: Bill Barnes
  • Cover photo: Al Clayton

Charts[edit]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1972 Country Albums 3
1972 Pop Albums 176

References[edit]

  1. ^ America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song at AllMusic

External links[edit]



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