The Last Gunfighter Ballad (song)

"The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Last Gunfighter Ballad
B-side	"City Jail"
Released	1977 (1977)[1]
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia 3-10483
Songwriter(s)	Guy Clark
Producer(s)	Charlie Bragg, Don Davis[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"It's All Over" (1976) "The Last Gunfighter Ballad" (1977) "Lady" (1977)
Audio
"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" on YouTube

"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" is a song written by Guy Clark and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1977 album The Last Gunfighter Ballad.

Released in early 1977 as a single (Columbia 3-10483, with "City Jail" on the B-side),^[2][3][4] the song reached number 38 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of April 2.^[5][6]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 3-10483, 1977)^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Last Gunfighter Ballad"	G. Clark	2:45
2.	"City Jail"	J. R. Cash	3:08

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	38

References

1. "The Last Gunfighter Ballad". Johnny Cash Official Site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
2. "Johnny Cash - The Last Gunfighter Ballad | Releases". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 2021-10-06. JOHNNY CASH THE LAST GUNFIGHTER BALLAD -G. Clark- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE LAST GUNFIGHTER BALLAD" KC 34314 Produced by Charlie Bragg and Don Davis // JOHNNY CASH CITY JAIL -J. R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE LAST GUNFIGHTER BALLAD" KC 34314 Produced by Johnny Cash and Charlie Bragg
3. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
4. John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 10. ISBN 9780313295065.
5. "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
6. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of April 2, 1977)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
7. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

External links

• "The Last Gunfighter Ballad" on the Johnny Cash official website