"Goin' by the Book" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album The Mystery of Life | ||||
B-side | "Beans for Breakfast" | |||
Released | 1990[1][2] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Mercury 878 292-7 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chester Lester | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Clement[3] | |||
Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Goin' by the Book" on YouTube |
"Goin' by the Book" is a song written by Chester Lester and originally recorded by Johnny Cash in 1986.
Released in the second half of 1990 as a single (Mercury 878 292–7, with "Beans for Breakfast" on the B-side),[3][4][2] the song reached number 69 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of October 13.[5][6]
The song is part of Cash's Jack Clement–produced album The Mystery of Life that appeared in 1991.
Goin' By The Book / Beans For Breakfast
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