Look at Them Beans
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Look at Them Beans is an album
by country
singer Johnny Cash
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
) on Columbia Records
. The cover depicts the singer with his son, John Carter Cash
. The album reached No. 38 on the country album charts, while the title track, as the only released single, peaked at No. 17.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
1975 in music
-January–April:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....
) on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. The cover depicts the singer with his son, John Carter Cash
John Carter Cash
John Carter Cash is an American Country music-singer, author, songwriter and producer. He is the only son of Johnny and June Carter Cash.-Biography:...
. The album reached No. 38 on the country album charts, while the title track, as the only released single, peaked at No. 17.
Track listing
- "Texas, 1947" (Guy ClarkGuy ClarkGuy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
) – 3:10 - "What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana" (Dave Kirby) – 4:05
- "Look at Them Beans" (Joe TexJoe TexJoseph Arrington, Jr. , better known as "Joe Tex", was an American Southern soul singer-songwriter, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s...
) – 2:58 - "No Charge" (Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
) – 3:17 - "I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs" (Cash) – 2:40
- "Down the Road I Go" (Don WilliamsDon WilliamsDon Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
) – 2:28 - "I Never Met a Man Like You Before" (Cash) – 3:00
- "All Around Cowboy" (Len Pollard, Jack Routh) – 2:50
- "Gone" (Helen CarterHelen CarterHelen Myrl Carter was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, a pioneering all female country/folk music group...
, June Carter CashJune Carter CashValerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
) – 2:16 - "Down at Drippin' Springs" (Cash) – 2:25
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
- Bob WoottonBob WoottonBob Wootton is an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist, Luther Perkins, died in a house fire.- Biography :...
, Jerry Hensley - guitar - Ray Edenton, Jack W. Routh - rhythm guitar
- Pete Drake - steel guitar
- Marshall GrantMarshall GrantMarshall Garnett Grant was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became known as The Tennessee Three in 1960, with the addition of drummer W. S. Holland...
- bass - WS Holland - drums
- Earl Poole Ball - piano
- Buddy SpicherBuddy SpicherBuddy Spicher is an American fiddle player.Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow, the Charles River Valley Boys....
- fiddle - Farrell Morris - percussion
- The Carter Family, Jan HowardJan HowardLula Grace Johnson , known professionally as Jan Howard, is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She attained moderate success as a country female vocalist during the 1960s and early 1970s...
- vocals
Additional Personnel
- Produced by: Don Davis
- "Texas 1947" and "I Hardy Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs" Produced By: Charlie Bragg
- Engineered by: Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, David Malloy, and Freeman Ramsey at the House of Cash Studio, Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Design by: Bill Barnes
- Photography by: Marion Ward and Bill Banres
- Linear Notes by: June Carter Cash
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1975 | Country Albums | 38 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | "Look at Them Beans" | Country Singles | 17 |