America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
1972 studio album by Johnny Cash / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Released | August 7, 1972 | |||
Recorded | July 1970 | |||
Studio | Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville | |||
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Length | 32:57 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Larry Butler | |||
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