- country
- 30 min
- 10 tracks
- Columbia Nashville Legacy
The Last Gunfighter Ballad is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1977. Notable tracks include the title track, "Far Side Banks of Jordan" and "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine", the latter of which features Cash's brother Tommy Cash. The title track was the album's only single, reaching #38 on the country charts; it tells the tale of an aging gunslinger who finds himself unable to deal with the modern way of life.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1I Will Dance With You3:34
- 2The Last Gunfighter Ballad2:47
- 3Far Side Banks of Jordan2:41
- 4Ridin’ on the Cotton Belt3:26
- 5Give It Away2:57
- 6You’re So Close to Me2:54
- 7City Jail3:09
- 8Cindy, I Love You2:10
- 9Ballad of Barbara3:48
- 10That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine2:48
10 tracks, 30 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Johnny Cash
- Label
- Columbia Nashville Legacy
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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