Johnny 99

Johnny 99
Johnny 99
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	August 29, 1983
Recorded	April 1983
Studio	Magnolia (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	35:05
Label	Columbia
Producer	Brian Ahern
Johnny Cash chronology
Singles from Johnny 99
	"I'm Ragged but I'm Right"; Released: August 1983; "Johnny 99"; Released: November 1983; "That's the Truth"; Released: April 1984;

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AllMusic	^[1]

Johnny 99 is the 69th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1983. It is notable for including two covers of Bruce Springsteen songs from Springsteen's 1982 album Nebraska, "Highway Patrolman" and "Johnny 99." "I'm Ragged but I'm Right," a George Jones song, was a minor hit, reaching No. 75.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Highway Patrolman"	Bruce Springsteen	5:17
2.	"That's the Truth"	Paul Kennerley	2:41
3.	"God Bless Robert E. Lee"	Bobby Borchers, Mack Vickery	3:40
4.	"New Cut Road"	Guy Clark	3:30
5.	"Johnny 99"	Bruce Springsteen	3:33
6.	"Ballad of the Ark"	Steven Rhymer	2:52
7.	"Joshua Gone Barbados"	Eric Von Schmidt	5:04
8.	"Girl from the Canyon"	Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards	2:35
9.	"Brand New Dance" (with June Carter Cash)	Paul Kennerley	3:21
10.	"I'm Ragged but I'm Right"	George Jones	2:32

Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
James Burton – electric guitar
Bob Wootton – electric guitar
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
Nick DeCaro – accordion
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
Marty Stuart – electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin
Norton Buffalo – harmonica
Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
June Carter – vocals on "Brand New Dance"

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"I'm Ragged but I'm Right"	Country Singles	75