"Smokin' Johnny Cash" is a single by The Blackeyed Susans, released in May 1997. It was the first single lifted from the band's album, Spin the Bottle.
| "Smokin' Johnny Cash" | ||||
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| Single by The Blackeyed Susans | ||||
| from the album Spin the Bottle | ||||
| A-side | "Smokin' Johnny Cash" | |||
| Released | May 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing and Fortissimo Studios, Melbourne Summer, 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 16:03 | |||
| Label | Hi Gloss Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson | |||
| Producer(s) | Victor Van Vugt Phil Kakulas | |||
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The song reached #86 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997[1] and was featured in the Australian television drama series The Secret Life of Us (Episode 3 Second Series).[2]
The video for the song was also aired on the national Australian music video program, rage, in July 2002.[3]
Track listing
edit- Smokin' Johnny Cash (Kakulas/Snarski/Dawson) – 3:40
- You Rule Me (Snarski/Kakulas) – 4:15
- Out of Our Skins (Kakulas/Jennings) – 2:50
- Take Me Down (Kakulas/Snarski) – 5:18
Personnel
editTrack 1-2
edit- Rob Snarski – vocals, guitars, whistling
- Phil Kakulas – bass, omnichord
- Kiernan Box – piano, organ, harmonium, string arrangement
- Dan Luscombe – guitars, optigan, vocals
- Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
- Jen Anderson – violin
- Suzanne Simpson -violin
- Deirdre Dowling – viola
- Helen Mountfort – cello
- Matthew Habben – saxophone
- Ken Gardner – trumpet
- Adam Hutterer – trombone
- Mark C Halstead – backing vocals
- Graham Lee – backing vocals
- Lisa Miller – backing vocals
- Jodie Meehan – backing vocals
- Kelly Nash – backing vocals
Track 3
edit- Phil Kakulas
- Gary Jennings
Track 4
edit- Phil Kakulas
- Rob Snarski
- Graham Lee
- Mark C Halstead
Other credits
edit- Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
- Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
- Recorded by Phil Kakulas in a bedroom in Nedlands, Perth, long ago. Played by P.K. and Gary Jennings.
- Recorded by Phil Kakulas on an 8-track in a spare room in Abbotsford, Melbourne 1992. Mixed by PK & Julian Wu.
References
edit- ^ "Triple J's Hottest 100 (1997)". Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Secret Life Of Us - songlist
- ^ rage playlist (2002)
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