I Wish I Was Crazy Again

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"I Wish I Was Crazy Again"
Single by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
from the album I Would Like to See You Again
A-side"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
B-side"I Wish I Was Crazy Again"
Released1978 (1978)
Genrecountry
LabelColumbia 3-10742
Songwriter(s)Bob McDill[1]
Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"After the Ball"
(1977) 		"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" / "I Wish I Was Crazy Again"
(1978) 		"Gone Girl"
(1978)
Audio
"I Wish I Was Crazy Again" on YouTube

"I Wish I Was Crazy Again" is a song written by Bob McDill and introduced by the duet of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings on Cash's 1978 album I Would Like to See You Again.

Two Cash and Jennings' duets from that album, "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" and "I Wish I Was Crazy Again", were coupled together for a single release.[1] "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" peaked at number 2 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for two weeks in July of that year,[2][3] while "Wish I Was Crazy Again" peaked at number 22 a year and a half later, for two weeks of January 1980.[4][5]

Track listing[]

7" single (Columbia 3-10742, 1978)[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"H. Bynum, D. Kirby3:15
2."I Wish I Was Crazy Again"B. McDill2:41

Charts[]

Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 22

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings – There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (1978, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-26. JOHNNY CASH & WAYLON JENNINGS THERE AIN'T NO GOOD CHAIN GANG -H. Bynum-D.Kirby- Taken From The Columbua Lp: "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" KC 35313 Waylon Jennings Appears Courtesy Of RCA Records // JOHNNY CASH & WAYLON JENNINGS I WISH I WAS CRAZY AGAIN -B. McGill- Taken From The Columbua Lp: "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" KC 35313 Waylon Jennings Appears Courtesy Of RCA Records
  2. ^ "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of July 8, 1978)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
    "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of July 15, 1978)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  4. ^ "I Wish I Was Crazy Again Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of January 5, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
    "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of January 12, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

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