"Mobile Bay"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Baron
B-side"The Hard Way"
ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 18-02189
Songwriter(s)Curly Putman, David Kirby
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The Baron"
(1981)		 "Mobile Bay"
(1981)		 "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign"
(1982)
Audio
"Mobile Bay" on YouTube

"Mobile Bay" (/ˈmoʊbiːl/) is a song written by Curly Putman and David Kirby and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his Billy Sherrill–produced 1981 album The Baron.

Released in July 1981 as a single (Columbia 18-02189, with "The Hard Way" on the B-side),[2][3][4] the song reached number 60 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of August 15, 1981.[5][6]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 18-02189, 1981)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mobile Bay"C. Putman, D. Kirby3:00
2."The Hard Way"J. L. Lansdowne2:57

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 60

References

  1. ↑ "Mobile Bay". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - Mobile Bay | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-07. JOHNNY CASH MOBILE BAY -C. Putman - D. Kirby- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE BARON" FC 37179 Strings Arranged by Bill McElhiney Produced by Billy Sherrill // JOHNNY CASH THE HARD WAY -J. L. Lansdowne- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE BARON" FC 37179 Produced by Billy Sherrill
  3. ↑ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. ↑ John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of May 30, 1981)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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