Orleans Parish Prison (song)

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"Orleans Parish Prison"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Johnny Cash på Österåker
A-side"Orleans Parish Prison"
"Jacob Green"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1974 (1974-01-11)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-45997
Songwriter(s)Dick Feller[2]
Producer(s)Johnny Cash, [2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Pick the Wildwood Flower"
(1973) 		"Orleans Parish Prison"
(1974) 		"Ragged Old Flag"
(1974)
Audio
"Orleans Parish Prison" on YouTube

"Orleans Parish Prison" is a song by songwriter Dick Feller, originally from his 1973 album .[3]

It was performed by Johnny Cash at his concert held at the Swedish Österåker Prison on October 3, 1972, and included on his live album Johnny Cash på Österåker, recorded during that concert[3] and released on Columbia Records in 1974.[4][5]

Released on January 11, 1974,[1] as a single (Columbia 4-45997, with "Jacob Green" on the opposite side), Cash's live version of "Orleans Parish Prison" reached number 52 on U.S. Billboard's country chart.[2][6][7][8][9]

Track listing[]

7" single (Columbia 4-45997, 1974)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Orleans Parish Prison"D. Feller2:27
2."Jacob Green"J. Cash3:00

Charts[]

Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 52

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Orleans Parish Prison (Live)". Johnny Cash Official Site. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - Orleans Parish Prison | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ^ a b C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5.
  4. ^ Colin Larkin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. MUZE. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  5. ^ Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.
  6. ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  7. ^ Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
    Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-471-7.
    Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078.
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
    "Orleans Parish Prison Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  9. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1. January "Orleans Parish Prison"/"Jacob Green" (Columbia 4-45997) released. An 8-week chart run will see it rise to #52.
  10. ^ "Johnny Cash – Orleans Parish Prison (1974, Terre Haute Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  11. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

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