Blood, Sweat and Tears (album)

Not to be confused with Blood, Sweat & Tears (album).

Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	February 1963
Recorded	June 7, 1962 - August 22, 1962
Genre	Country
Length	29:33
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	Don Law, Frank Jones
Johnny Cash chronology
All Aboard the Blue Train (1962) Blood, Sweat and Tears (1963) Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash (1963)

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Blood, Sweat and Tears is the twelfth album by singer Johnny Cash, released in 1963 (see 1963 in music). It is, in essence, a collection of songs about the American working man. This includes "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" and "Busted", the latter of which would become a single and both of which would make a reappearance five years later on one of Cash's most famous records, At Folsom Prison.

The album's title is inspired by a quote from Winston Churchill, in which he says he can offer "nothing but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."

Track listing

1. "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash) – 9:03
2. "Tell Him I'm Gone" (Cash) – 3:03
3. "Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Tartt) – 2:35
4. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:17
5. "Casey Jones" (Cash) – 3:02
6. "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 3:15
7. "Chain Gang" (Howard) – 2:40
8. "Waiting for a Train" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:06
9. "Roughneck" (Sheb Wooley) – 2:11

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - Main Performer, Guitar, Vocals
• The Carter Family - Background Vocals
• Luther Perkins - Guitar
• Bob Johnson - Guitar/Banjo
• Marshall Grant - Bass
• W.S. Holland - Drums
• Maybelle Carter - Autoharp
• Bill Pursell - Piano

Additional personnel

• Frank Jones - Producer
• Don Law - Producer
• Vic Anesini - Mastering
• Frank Bez - Photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1963	Pop Albums	80

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1963	"Busted"	Country Singles	13

External links

• LP Discography entry on Blood, Sweat and Tears