"I Will Rock and Roll with You" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1978 album Gone Girl.
"I Will Rock and Roll with You" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album Gone Girl | ||||
A-side | "I Will Rock and Roll with You" "A Song for the Life" (w/Rosanne Cash) | |||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Country, rock and roll, rockabilly[1] | |||
Label | Columbia 3-10888 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler[2] | |||
Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"I Will Rock and Roll with You" on YouTube |
Cash wrote two songs for the album, one of them being "I Will Rock and Roll with You," a rockedup retelling of his Memphis origins, featuring one of the best lead-guitar breaks to appear on a Johnny Cash tune since Carl Perkins left the group in 1973.
— C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black[3]
There are two songs written by Cash on his album, Gone Girl: "It Comes and Goes" and "I Will Rock and Roll with You." Both seem to look back at his Memphis roots while examining his life with June.
— Johnny Cash, the Songs[4]
Released in December 1978[5] as the album's third and final single[6] (Columbia 3-10888, with "A Song for the Life" on the opposite side),[7] the song reached number 21 on U.S. Billboard's country chart in March.[8]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Will Rock and Roll with You" | J. R. Cash | 2:50 |
2. | "A Song for the Life" | R. Crowell | 3:07 |
Charts
editChart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 21 |
References
edit- ^ Aswell, Tom (September 23, 2010). Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 278. ISBN 9781455607839.
- ^ a b c "I Will Rock And Roll With You / A Song For The Life". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
- ^ Johnny Cash (2004). Johnny Cash, the Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 9781560256298.
- ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
- ^ C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5.
- ^ Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-471-7.
Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078. - ^ 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.
Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
"I Will Rock And Roll With You Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28. - ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
edit- "I Will Rock and Roll with You" on the Johnny Cash official website