I Would Like to See You Again

I Would Like to See You Again
I Would Like to See You Again
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	April 10, 1978
Recorded	July 6, 1976 - October 4, 1977
Genre	Country; outlaw country;
Length	32:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Larry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology

I Would Like to See You Again is the 57th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1978. The title track peaked at #12 on the singles chart, while "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" reached #2; the album itself peaked at #23. The album features a pair of duets with Waylon Jennings, one of which was the "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" single; it was one of Cash's first collaborations with Jennings, and the two recorded songs together throughout the 1980s, including a separate album entitled Heroes. Cash and Jennings would also work together as The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(favorable) link

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Would Like to See You Again"	Larry T. Atwood, Charlie Craig	2:55
2.	"Lately"	Cash	2:01
3.	"I Wish I Was Crazy Again" (with Waylon Jennings)	Bob McDill	2:44
4.	"Who's Gene Autry?"	Cash	3:53
5.	"Hurt So Bad"	Cash	2:37
6.	"I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"	Earl Ball, Jr., Jo-El Sonnier	2:51
7.	"Abner Brown"	Cash	3:40
8.	"After Taxes"	Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler	3:03
9.	"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings)	Hal Bynum, Dave Kirby	3:18
10.	"That's the Way It Is"	Roger Bowling, Larry Butler	3:03
11.	"I'm Alright Now"	Jerry Hensley	2:39

Personnel[]

Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
Waylon Jennings - vocals, guitar
Bob Wootton, Jerry Hensley, Jack Routh, Jimmy Capps, Jerry Shook, Pete Wade - guitar
Marshall Grant, Gordon Payne - bass
WS Holland - drums
Ralph Mooney - steel guitar
Larry McCoy, Cliff Robertson, Earl Poole Ball - piano
Terry McMillan - harmonica
Richard Morris - percussion
The Jordanaires - vocals
John Carter Cash - question on "Who's Gene Autry?"

Additional personnel[]

Produced by Larry Butler
"I Wish I Was Crazy Again" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" produced by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
Engineers: Roger Tucker, Billy Sherrill
Recorded at Sound Spectrum Recording, Inc.
Mixes at Jack Clement Recording Studios
Johnny Cash cover photo by Alexander Agor
"Vision" photo of June Carter by Johnny Cash
Liner Notes by Larry Butler

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Country Albums	23

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"I Would Like to See You Again"	Country Singles	12
1978	"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"	Country Singles	2
1978	"I Wish I Was Crazy Again"	Country Singles	22

References[]

External links[]

Luma Electronic entry on I Would Like to See You Again

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