"The Last Time" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1980 album Rockabilly Blues.
| "The Last Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album Rockabilly Blues | ||||
| B-side | "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" | |||
| Released | 1980[1] | |||
| Genre | Country, outlaw country, urban cowboy | |||
| Label | Columbia 11-11399 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kris Kristofferson | |||
| Producer(s) | Earl Poole Ball[2] | |||
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| Audio | ||||
| "The Last Time" on YouTube | ||||
Released in 1980 as a single (Columbia 11-11399, with "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" on the B-side) from that album,[2][3][4] the song reached number 85 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of December 6.[5][6]
"The Last Time" was the first Kris Kristofferson Cash had recorded in six years. The way his voice slips into it, like a body into a comfortable chair, suggests he shouldn't have waited so long. (In fact, a few years prior, the two had discussed recording an album together, where Cash would sing Kristofferson songs, and Kristofferson Cash's, but the album never came to be.)
— C. Eric Banister. Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black[7]
Kristofferson also recorded the song himself, his version appears on the 1981 album To the Bone.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last Time" | K. Kristofferson | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)" | J. R Cash | 3:18 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 85 |
References
edit- ^ "The Last Time". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - The Last Time / Rockabilly Blues". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
JOHNNY CASH THE LAST TIME -K. Kristofferson- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball // JOHNNY CASH ROCKABILLY BLUES (TEXAS 1955) -J.R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball
- ^ Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
- ^ Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
- ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 6, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
External links
edit- "The Last Time" on the Johnny Cash official website