''Any Old Wind That Blows'' is the 44th overall album by American
country
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singer
Johnny Cash
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, released on
in 1973 (see
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*1973 in country music
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). The album spawned three hits, most notably "Oney," which hit #2 on the country singles chart. The title track and
Pete Seeger
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's "
If I Had a Hammer" (previously a hit for
Peter, Paul, and Mary) also charted. "Country Trash" was re-recorded by Cash nearly three decades later, on ''
American III: Solitary Man''. The album itself reached #5 on the country charts.
Track listing
Personnel
* Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
*
Bob Wootton,
Carl Perkins
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– electric guitar
*
Marshall Grant – bass guitar
*
WS Holland – drums
*
Red Lane,
Larry Gatlin
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,
Norman Blake, Ray Edenton – guitar
*
Bobby Thompson – guitar, banjo
* Charles Cochrane, George Richey – piano
*
Larry Butler – keyboards
*
Charlie McCoy
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– harmonica
*
Kenny Malone – percussion
*
The Carter Family
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,
The Statler Brothers
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– background vocals
Additional Personnel
* Charles Cochran – arrangements on "
Any Old Wind That Blows", "Kentucky Straight" and "The Good Earth"
* Don Tweedy – arrangement on "
The Loving Gift"
* Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Selby Coffeen, Freeman Ramsey, Jerry Watson – engineering
* Bill Barnes – cover design
*
Al Clayton – photography
References
External links
Luma Electronic entry on ''Any Old Wind That Blows''
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Albums produced by Larry Butler (producer)
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