Smiling Bill McCall

"Smiling Bill McCall" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.[2][3]

"Smiling Bill McCall"
Single by Johnny Cash
A-side"Smiling Bill McCall"
"Seasons of My Heart"
ReleasedMarch 1960 (1960-03)
Genrecountry
LabelColumbia 4-41618
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash[1]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Straight A's in Love"
(1959)		 "Smiling Bill McCall"
(1960)		 "Second Honeymoon (song)"
(1960)
Music video
"Smiling Bill McCall" (audio only) on YouTube

The song was released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-41618, with "Seasons of My Heart" on the opposite side)[4][5][6] in March[7][8] or April 1960.[9]

Composition

It is a story song.[10]

Charts
Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 110
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 13

References
  1. "Smiling Bill McCall / Seasons Of My Heart". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. "Smiling Bill McCall - Composition by Johnny Cash, Hollie Dew, Nick Shaffran - Discogs Tracks". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
  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.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  5. Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7. Smiling Bill McCall Seasons of My Heart 41618.
  6. George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  7. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
    March
    "Seasons Of My Heart"/"Smiling Bill McCall" (Columbia 4-41618) released.
  8. The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  9. Steve Turner (2005-10-30). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  10. John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
  11. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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