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I Would Like to See You Again

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I Would Like to See You Again
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 1978
RecordedJuly 6, 1976–October 4, 1977
StudioSound Spectrum Recording
Genre
Length32:44
LabelColumbia
ProducerLarry Butler
Johnny Cash chronology
The Rambler
(1977)
I Would Like to See You Again
(1978)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
(1978)
Singles from I Would Like to See You Again

I Would Like to See You Again is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1978. The title track peaked at No. 12 on the singles chart, while "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" reached No. 2; the album peaked at No. 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.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic[1]

Rolling Stone noted that, "in current country terminology, this outsider has become an Outlaw, and Cash, in keeping with the new secular faith, strips his sound to a lean roar, writes a few hard-boiled stories ripe with romantic agonies and enjoins Waylon Jennings, country music's Incredible Hulk, to glower along on a couple of songs."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Would Like to See You Again"Larry Atwood, Charlie Craig2:55
2."Lately"Cash2:01
3."I Wish I Was Crazy Again" (with Waylon Jennings)Bob McDill2:44
4."Who's Gene Autry?"Cash3:53
5."Hurt So Bad"Cash2:37
6."I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"Earl Poole Ball, Jo-El Sonnier2:51
7."Abner Brown"Cash3:40
8."After Taxes"Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler3:03
9."There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings)Hal Bynum, David Kirby3:18
10."That's the Way It Is"Roger Bowling, Larry Butler3:03
11."I'm Alright Now"Jerry Hensley2:39

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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Charts

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Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1978 Country Albums[3] 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

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  1. ^ "I Would Like to See You Again Review by Jim Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ Tucker, Ken (Jul 27, 1978). "Johnny Cash I Would Like to See You Again". Rolling Stone. No. 270. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2024.