"Red Velvet" is a song written by

Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (25 September 1933 – 29 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ea ...

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Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

version is the best known, it was first recorded by Ian & Sylvia Tyson in 1965 on their album ''Early Morning Rain''. Recorded by Cash at the Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, the song was released in September 1967 as a single (Columbia 4-44288, with " The Wind Changes" on the opposite side).

It was later included on his album '' Old Golden Throat'' (1968). ''

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'' magazine gave the song a "Country Spotlight" review, stating: "Folkster Ian Tyson's plaintive ballad serves as potent material for Cash as he performs it in his compelling and winning style. Another big Cash hit." Actually, it did not chart at all. "The Wind Changes" made it to 60 on the ''Billboard'' country chart, then dropped off completely after only six weeks.

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Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, ...

included it on a 1998 album, A Painter Passing Through. *

Tom Russell Thomas George Russell (born 1947/1948) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Americana music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, rock, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many ...

includes the song in his tribute album to Ian & Sylvia, ''Play One More - The Songs of Ian & Sylvia'', 2017.

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"Red Velvet"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{Johnny Cash Johnny Cash songs 1967 songs 1967 singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by Ian Tyson American country music songs Song recordings produced by Don Law