Ballad of a Teenage Queen

"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
A-side"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
Big River
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1958
RecordedNovember 12 and 22, 1957
Genre
Length2:13
LabelSun
Songwriter(s)Jack Clement
Producer(s)Sam Phillips, Jack Clement
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Home of the Blues"
(1957)
"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
(1958)
"Big River"
(1957)

"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" is a song written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash, with background music by The Tennessee Two. Recorded for his 1958 album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous, it hit number 1 on the US Country charts and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

  1. ^ Anxiety Muted - American Film Music in a Suburban Age. Oxford University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780199936175.
  2. ^ Beck, Richard (2019). Trains, Jesus, and Murder - The Gospel According to Johnny Cash. Fortress Press. p. 19. ISBN 9781506455594. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ Billboard.com - Discography - Johnny Cash - The Sun Years