The Baron (album)
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ReleasedJune 1, 1981
RecordedMarch 1981
except "The Baron" September 1980
except "The Baron" September 1980
StudioCBS Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | June 1, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 except "The Baron" September 1980 | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 30:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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The Baron is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title track was a top ten hit, and three singles in all — including "Mobile Bay" and "The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" — were released, though the latter two were rather unsuccessful in the charts, peaking at No. 60 and No. 71.
Cash recorded the album with countrypolitan producer Billy Sherrill. Other sessions with him would be released on the 2014 album Out Among the Stars.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Boston Globe wrote: "That half of the songs are partly spoken, sometimes over syrupy strings, adds to the embarrassment."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Baron" | Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Mobile Bay" | David Kirby, Curly Putman | 3:01 |
| 3. | "(I Learned) The Hard Way" | Jerry Lynn Lansdowne | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Ceiling, Four Walls and a Floor" | Tom T. Hall | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Hey, Hey, Train" | Marty Stuart | 2:42 |
| 6. | "The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley)" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Billy Edd Wheeler / Jed Peters | 3:11 |
| 7. | "The Blues Keep Getting Bluer" | Ron Reynolds | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Chattanooga City Limit Sign" | Robert Rhett Drawdy | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Thanks to You" | Jerry Lynn Lansdowne | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Greatest Love Affair" | Mack David, Billy Sherrill | 3:31 |
