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Blue Train (Johnny Cash song)

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Released1962
Recorded1958
"Blue Train"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash
B-side"Born to Lose"
Released1962
Recorded1958
LabelSun
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"Blue Train" on YouTube

"Blue Train" is a song written by William H. Smith. Originally recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun in May 1958, it wasn't released until 1962,[1] when Cash's long-time former label chose it as the opening track of his album All Aboard the Blue Train and for a single release.

It is a catchy,[2] bluesy song in the "love and unrequited" vein that predominated in the songs Johnny Cash did at Sun.[3]

Reception

The single failed to chart. According to C. Eric Banister, the author of the book Johnny Cash FAQ, the song "deserved more recognition that it got".[2]

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