The Big Battle

"The Big Battle"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
A-side"The Big Battle"
"When I've Learned"
Released1962 (1962)
Genrecountry
LabelColumbia 4-42301
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash[1]
Music video
"The Big Battle" (audio only) on YouTube

"The Big Battle" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.[2][3]

The song was released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-42301, with "When I've Learned" on the opposite side)[4][5][6] in January,[7] February,[8] or March 1962.[9] The song was later used on the concept album America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song.

  1. ^ "Johnny Cash - The Big Battle". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
  3. ^ John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  5. ^ Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7. The Big Battle What I've Learned 42301.
  6. ^ George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  7. ^ Steve Turner (2005-10-30). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  8. ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  9. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
    March
    "The Big Battle"/"When I've Learned" (Columbia 4-42301) is released and enters the chart at the end of the month.