Kate (Johnny Cash song)

"Kate"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side	"Miracle Man"
Released	April 7, 1972
Genre	Country rockabilly
Length	2:19
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Marty Robbins
Producer(s)	Larry Butler
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"A Thing Called Love" (1971) "Kate" (1972) "If I Had a Hammer" (1972)

"Kate" is a song written by Marty Robbins, and made popular by American country music artist Johnny Cash. It was released in March 1972 as the third single from his album A Thing Called Love. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[1] It also reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[2] The song was originally recorded by Rex Allen on a 1961 single with the title "You Put Me Here (Sure as Your Name's Kate)" issued on San Antonio–based Hacienda Records Catalog No. WW-007.