"Next in Line" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.
| "Next in Line" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two | ||||
| A-side | "Next in Line" "Don't Make Me Go" | |||
| Released | 1957[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Sun 266 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash[2] | |||
| Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Next in Line" (audio only) on YouTube | ||||
The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with "Don't Make Me Go" (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] The song "Next in Line" (on its own) also reached #99 on the Top 100[6] and the top ten on the Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart.[7]
Composition
editIt is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Next In Line". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (10 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Robert Hilburn (31 October 2013). Johnny Cash: The Life. Orion. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-297-86658-9.