Allegheny (song)

"Allegheny" is a song written[2][3] and originally recorded by Chris Gantry.

"Allegheny"
Single by Johnny Cash and June Carter
from the album Johnny Cash and His Woman
B-side"We're for Love"
ReleasedAugust 1973 (1973-08)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-45929
Songwriter(s)Chris Gantry

Gantry included it on his 1970 album Motor Mouth[4] and also released as a single.[5]

The song was covered by the duo of Johnny Cash and June Carter. The cover was included on their 1973 album Johnny Cash and His Woman[6] and also released as a single (Columbia 4-45929, with "We're for Love" from the same album on the opposite side),[1][7] reaching number 69 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of November 17.[8][9]

Track listing
7" single (Columbia 4-45929, 1973)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Allegheny"C. Gantry3:27
2."We're for Love"M. S. Tubb, C. Gantry1:54

Charts
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 69

References
  1. "Allegheny". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. Jim Allen (2017-12-08). "Chris Gantry's Dizzying 1973 Acid-Country LP Finally Sees the Light of Day". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. Duncan Haskell (2017-10-27). "Interview: Chris Gantry". Songwriting Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. "Chris Gantry - Motor Mouth | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. "Chris Gantry - Allegheny/Bad Time". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-14. ALLEGHENY (C. Gantry) CHRIS GANTRY Prod. by Fred Foster-Jim Malloy
  6. "Johnny Cash and His Woman". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  7. "Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash - Allegheny". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-14. JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER ALLEGHENY - C. Gantry - Produced by Don Law Productions // JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER WE'RE FOR LOVE - M. S. Tubb - R. Hancock - Produced by Don Law Productions
  8. "Allegheny Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  9. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of November 17, 1973)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  10. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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