Don't Make Me Go

"Don't Make Me Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

"Don't Make Me Go"
Single by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two
from the album Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
A-side"Don't Make Me Go"
"Next in Line"
Released1957 (1957)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelSun 266
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash[2]

The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with "Next in Line" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.[3][1] The single reached #9 on the Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart.[4][5][6]

Composition

It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single.[7]

References

  1. Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  2. "Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Next In Line". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  4. 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.
  5. Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. Robert Hilburn (31 October 2013). Johnny Cash: The Life. Orion. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-297-86658-9.
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