Thanks a Lot (Johnny Cash song)

"Thanks a Lot" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Charlie Rich.[2]

"Thanks a Lot"
Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
A-side"Thanks a Lot"
"Luther Played the Boogie"
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1959 (1959-02-15)
GenreCountry
LabelSun 316
Songwriter(s)Charlie Rich[1]
Audio
"Thanks a Lot" on YouTube

The song was recorded by Cash on July 10, 1958[3] during his final sessions for Sun Records.[2] It would be released as a single (Sun 316, with "Luther Played the Boogie", another song from the same session,[4] on the opposite side) on February 15 of the next year,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] when he already left the label for Columbia.[2]

Before that, the song appeared on Sun Records' album Greatest! Johnny Cash,[7] that came out in January 1959.

Cash would receive a BMI award for this single.[13]

Composition

“Thanks a Lot” was another strong Charlie Rich composition about a guy who sarcastically thanks his lover for all the pain she's putting him through. We feel the singer's hurt as he watches his lover leave him for somebody new.

— John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash[2]

Charts
Chart (1959) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 12

Notable Recordings
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References
  1. "Luther Played The Boogie". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
  3. John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
  4. John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1974). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
  5. Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1 March 2011). Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. Open Road Media. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-1-4532-1314-8.
  6. Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1975). Catalyst: The Sun Records Story. Aquarius Books.
  7. John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
  8. Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1980). Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. Quick Fox. ISBN 978-0-8256-3161-0. Luther Played the Boogie Thanks a Lot.
  9. Tim Neely (1 May 2004). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7. Luther Played the Boogie Thanks a Lot.
  10. Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  11. Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
  12. George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  13. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  14. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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