Orleans Parish Prison (song)
| "Orleans Parish Prison" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album Johnny Cash på Österåker | ||||
| A-side | "Orleans Parish Prison" "Jacob Green" | |||
| Released | January 11, 1974[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia 4-45997 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dick Feller[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Cash, Charlie Bragg[2] | |||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Orleans Parish Prison" on YouTube | ||||
"Orleans Parish Prison" was written by songwriter Dick Feller and originally appeared on Feller's 1973 album Dick Feller Wrote....[3]
It was performed by Johnny Cash at his concert held at the Swedish Österåker Prison on October 3, 1972, and included on his live album Johnny Cash på Österåker, recorded during that concert[3] and released on Columbia Records in 1974.[4][5]
In the song, the singer asks the listeners if they had seen his "dark-haired girl", his "green-eyed son" and his brother — since all three are currently being interned in the Orleans Parish Prison.[6]
Cash liked the song and released it as a single.[6]
Released on January 11, 1974,[1] the single (Columbia 4-45997, with "Jacob Green" on the opposite side), reached number 52 on U.S. Billboard's country chart.[2][7][8][9][10]
The version that was released as a single has altered lyrics: on the album the dark-haired girl "took [money] from a whorin' world", while on the single it is a "hungry world".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Orleans Parish Prison" | D. Feller | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Jacob Green" | J. Cash | 3:00 |
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 52 |
References
- ^ a b "Orleans Parish Prison (Live)". Johnny Cash Official Site. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - Orleans Parish Prison | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ a b C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. MUZE. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.
- ^ a b c "The Man in Song". p. 114 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
- ^ Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-471-7.
Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078. - ^ 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.
"Orleans Parish Prison Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-04. - ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
January "Orleans Parish Prison"/"Jacob Green" (Columbia 4-45997) released. An 8-week chart run will see it rise to #52.
- ^ "Johnny Cash – Orleans Parish Prison (1974, Terre Haute Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
External links
- "Orleans Parish Prison" on the Johnny Cash official website