Everybody Loves a Nut
Everybody Loves a Nut is the 23rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released by Columbia Records in the United States in 1966 (see 1966 in music). The album consists largely of humorous novelty songs. The album's cover art was created by Jack Davis.
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| Released | May 2, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | March 12, 1965 - January 29, 1966 | |||
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| Length | 29:51 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Cash would reprise a number of the tracks on this album in later venues such as TV performances, and live versions of "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" and "Joe Bean" would be featured on his later live album At Folsom Prison. On the sixth episode of his ABC TV series The Johnny Cash Show, he performed a version of the title track with musical guest The Monkees. "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" would also later be performed by Cash on the series as a musical comedy routine with his wife, June Carter Cash. Cash also performed "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" a decade later during an appearance on The Muppet Show.
"The Singing Star's Queen" features lyrics poking fun at Cash's friend and fellow performer Waylon Jennings. "Joe Bean" incorporates the lyrics and melody of "Happy Birthday to You".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Everybody Loves a Nut" | Jack Clement | 2:04 |
| 2. | "The One on the Right Is on the Left" | Clement | 2:46 |
| 3. | "A Cup of Coffee" | Ramblin' Jack Elliot | 4:40 |
| 4. | "The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around the World" | Cash | 2:54 |
| 5. | "The Singing Star's Queen" | Jackson King, Bill Mack | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Austin Prison" | Cash | 2:06 |
| 7. | "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog" | Clement | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Take Me Home" | Clement, Allen Reynolds | 2:37 |
| 9. | "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" | Cash | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Boa Constrictor" | Shel Silverstein | 1:45 |
| 11. | "Joe Bean" | Bud Freeman, Leon Pober | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 29:41 | ||
Personnel
The release does not credit musicians, but the personnel were:[2]
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar, harmonica (track 4)
- Luther Perkins - guitar
- Bob Johnson - guitar (track 4), 5-string lute (track 9), 5-string banjo (track 3)
- Marshall Grant - bass
- W.S. Holland - drums
- Del Wood - piano (tracks 1, 5, 9-11)
- Jack Elliott - yodel (track 3)
- Norman Blake - dobro (on track 8)
- The Carter Family - backing vocals
Use in other media
- The song "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" was used in a 2012 commercial for the Volkswagen Jetta.
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | Pop Albums | 88 |
Album - UK Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | 28 | |
'Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | "The One on the Right is on the Left" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1966 | "The One on the Right is on the Left" | Pop Singles | 46 |
| 1966 | "Everybody Loves a Nut" | Country Singles | 17 |
| 1966 | "Everybody Loves a Nut" | Pop Singles | 96 |
| 1966 | "Boa Constrictor" | Country Singles | 39 |
References
- Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (9 July 1966). "Johnny Cash: Everybody Loves A Nut" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 278. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Smith, John L. (1985). The Johnny Cash Discography. Greenwood Press. pp. 34–37. ISBN 0-313-24654-8.
