The Wind Changes

"The Wind Changes" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

"The Wind Changes"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Old Golden Throat
A-side	"Red Velvet" "The Wind Changes"
Released	1967 (1967)
Genre	country
Label	Columbia 4-44288
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Cash
Producer(s)	Don Law and Frank Jones[1]
Audio
"The Wind Changes" on YouTube

Released in September 1967[2][3] as a single (Columbia 4-44288, with "Red Velvet" on the opposite side),[2][4][5][6][7] it debuted on the U.S. Billboard country chart on the week of October 28, eventually reaching number 60.[8][3]

Later the song was included on Johnny Cash's album Old Golden Throat (1968).

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 4-44288,[1] 1967)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Red Velvet"	I. Tyson	2:43
2.	"The Wind Changes"	J. Cash	2:46

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	60

References

1. "Johnny Cash - Red Velvet". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
2. The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
3. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
   September
   "The Wind Changes"/"Red Velvet" (Columbia 4-44288) released. Following the recent chart successes this single is a relative failure, reaching only #60 during a six-week chart spell.
4. C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
   C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5. Curiously, just prior to the album's release, Columbia issued another single featuring two songs—“Red Velvet” and “The Wind Changes”—that were not duets, with the latter stalling at #60 on the Country chart before quickly dropping off. Released in the fall of 1967, Carryin' On brought together Johnny and June's two ...
5. John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
6. Steve Turner (1 November 2005). The man called Cash: the life, love, and faith of an American legend. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8499-0815-6.
7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 May 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
   Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
   Tim Neely (1 August 2002). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-471-7.
   Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications.John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.John L. Smith (1 January 1985). The Johnny Cash Discography. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-24654-8.
8. 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.
   Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
   "The Wind Changes Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
9. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-11.

External links

• "The Wind Changes" on the Johnny Cash official website