Mobile Bay (song)

"Mobile Bay"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Baron
B-side"The Hard Way"
ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 18-02189
Songwriter(s)Curly Putman, David Kirby
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The Baron"
(1981) 		"Mobile Bay"
(1981) 		"The Reverend Mr. Black" / "Chattanooga City Limit Sign"
(1982)
Audio
"Mobile Bay" on YouTube

"Mobile Bay" (/ˈmoʊbiːl/) is a song written by Curly Putman and David Kirby and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his Billy Sherrill–produced 1981 album The Baron.

Released in July 1981 as a single (Columbia 18-02189, with "The Hard Way" on the B-side),[2][3][4] the song reached number 60 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of August 15, 1981.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Mobile Bay". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Johnny Cash - Mobile Bay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. ^ John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
  5. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of May 30, 1981)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.