W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)

"W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
A-side"Letters from Home"
B-side"W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)"[1]
ReleasedNovember 1987 (1987-11)[2] or December 1987 (1987-12)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelMercury 870 010-7
Songwriter(s)James Talley
Producer(s)Jack Clement[3]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Let Him Roll"
(1987)
"W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)"
(1987)
"Get Rhythm"
(1988)
Audio
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"W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Doughboys)" is a song written by James Talley and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his Jack Clement–produced 1987 album Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town.

Released in late 1987 together with "Letters from Home" as the fourth and last single from the album,[4][2][3][1] the song reached number 72 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of December 26.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b c Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 17. ISBN 9780313295065.
  2. ^ a b "W. Lee O'Daniel (And the Light Crust Dough Boys)". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 26, 1987)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-10.