The Rambler (album)

The Rambler
The Rambler
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	June 27, 1977
Studio	Sound Spectrum Recording
Genre	Country
Length	37:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Charlie Bragg; Jack Routh; Johnny Cash;
Johnny Cash chronology
Singles from The Rambler
	"Lady"; Released: 1977; "After the Ball"; Released: 1977;

The Rambler is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. A concept album about travelling, its songs, in between, include dialogue between Cash and hitchhikers picked up or other people he meets during the album's cross-country trip. It is the last, and one of the few Johnny Cash albums to only feature songs written by Cash himself. It is also his last non-religious concept album, and was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train. The Rambler reached #31 on the country album charts; the two singles, "Lady" and "After the Ball", had minor chart success.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Music Week	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Johnny Cash

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit the Road and Go"	2:35
2.	"Dialogue #1"	2:33
3.	"If It Wasn't for the Wabash River"	2:09
4.	"Dialogue #2"	2:22
5.	"Lady"	2:48
6.	"Dialogue #3 (Background: It's All Over)"	2:27
7.	"After the Ball"	2:48
8.	"Dialogue #4"	2:02
9.	"No Earthly Good"	2:45
10.	"Dialogue #5"	1:51
11.	"A Wednesday Car"	2:12
12.	"Dialogue #6"	0:55
13.	"My Cowboy's Last Ride"	2:29
14.	"Dialogue #7"	2:48
15.	"Calilou"	3:20
16.	"Dialogue #8"	1:24

Personnel

Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
Bob Wootton, Jerry Hensley - electric guitar
Ray Edenton, Jack Routh - flat top guitar
Marshall Grant - bass guitar
W.S. Holland - drums
Earl Ball - piano
Mark Morris - percussion
Michael Bacon - cello
Cam Mullins - string arrangements
Written and directed by Johnny Cash

Technical

Charlie Bragg, Jack Routh, Johnny Cash - producer
Charlie Bragg, Chuck Bragg, Ed Hudson, Roger Tucker - engineer
Jerry Baker - recording
John Berg, Johnny Cash - photography

Actors

Johnny Cash - The Rambler
Jack Routh - The Fisherman
Kathleen Brimm - The Cowgirl
Carlene Routh, Rosanne Cash - Bargirls

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Country Albums^[4]	31

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Lady"	Country Singles	46
1977	"After the Ball"	Country Singles	32

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Johnny Cash — The Rambler review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
^ "Review: Johnny Cash — The Rambler" (PDF). Music Week. 3 September 1977. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 116, 118.
^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2024.

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Johnny Cash — The Rambler review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2021-05-28.

[MWreview-2] "Review: Johnny Cash — The Rambler" (PDF). Music Week. 3 September 1977. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via American Radio History.

[RS-3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 116, 118.

[4] "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2024.

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