The Rambler (album)
1977 studio album by Johnny Cash
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The Rambler is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. A concept album about travelling, its songs, in between, include dialogue between Cash and hitchhikers picked up or other people he meets during the album's cross-country trip. It is the last, and one of the few Johnny Cash albums to only feature songs written by Cash himself. It is also his last non-religious concept album, and was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train. The Rambler reached No. 31 on the country album charts; the two singles, "Lady" and "After the Ball", had minor chart success.
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| Released | June 27, 1977 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Music Week | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
All songs by Johnny Cash
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hit the Road and Go" | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Dialogue #1" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "If It Wasn't for the Wabash River" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Dialogue #2" | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Lady" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Dialogue #3 (Background: It's All Over)" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "After the Ball" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Dialogue #4" | 2:02 |
| 9. | "No Earthly Good" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Dialogue #5" | 1:51 |
| 11. | "A Wednesday Car" | 2:12 |
| 12. | "Dialogue #6" | 0:55 |
| 13. | "My Cowboy's Last Ride" | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Dialogue #7" | 2:48 |
| 15. | "Calilou" | 3:20 |
| 16. | "Dialogue #8" | 1:24 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
- Bob Wootton, Jerry Hensley – electric guitar
- Ray Edenton, Jack Routh – flat top guitar
- Marshall Grant – bass guitar
- W.S. Holland – drums
- Earl Ball – piano
- Mark Morris – percussion
- Michael Bacon – cello
- Cam Mullins – string arrangements
- Written and directed by Johnny Cash
- Technical
- Charlie Bragg, Jack Routh, Johnny Cash – producer
- Charlie Bragg, Chuck Bragg, Ed Hudson, Roger Tucker – engineer
- Jerry Baker – recording
- John Berg, Johnny Cash – photography
- Actors
- Johnny Cash – The Rambler
- Jack Routh – The Fisherman
- Kathleen Brimm – The Cowgirl
- Carlene Routh, Rosanne Cash – Bargirls
