A Thing Called Love
# A Thing Called Love

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A Thing Called Love is the 39th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single (with "Daddy" as the B-side), reaching No. 2 on the country charts; two more singles charted as well, while the album itself also reached No. 2 on the country album charts. "A Thing Called Love" was re-recorded by Cash for Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988), while "Tear Stained Letter" was reprised on American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). The Canadian pressing of this album has a different version of "Kate" with altered lyrics.

## Personnel

* Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
* The Evangel Temple Choir – backing vocals
* The Carter Family – backing vocals
* Marshall Grant – bass guitar
* W.S. Holland – drums
* Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, Ray Edenton, Jerry Reed – guitar
* Tommy Allsup – acoustic guitar
* Charlie McCoy – harmonica
* Bill Pursell – piano
* Larry Butler – producer, piano, arrangements on "A Thing Called Love" and "Papa Was a Good Man"
* Don Tweedy – arrangement on "Tear Stained Letter"

### Technical

* Don Tweedy - producer on "Tear Stained Letter"
* Charlie Bragg, Lou Bradley – engineers
* Bill Barnes - cover
* Al Clayton - front and back cover photography
* Don Wolf - cover photography

## Charts

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | "Papa Was a Good Man" | Country Singles | 16 |
| 1971 | "A Thing Called Love" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1972 | "Kate" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1972 | "Kate" | Pop Singles | 75 |

## Covers

The title song was covered by Elvis Presley on his 1972 album He Touched Me.

