Ragged Old Flag is the 47th overall album by American country music singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1974. The album addresses several political as well as ethical issues, like many of Cash's other releases. The title track, and the only single from the album, is a spoken word tribute to patriotism amid the Watergate scandal. "Don't Go Near the Water" addresses another hot political issue of the time, the environment. All of the songs on the album were composed by Cash, save "I'm a Worried Man" by himself and June Carter Cash.
Track listing
Personnel Johnny Cash – vocals, producer, liner notes, guitar Marshall Grant – bass W.S. Holland – drums Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, Ray Edenton – guitar Larry McCoy – piano Earl Scruggs – banjo on "Ragged Old Flag" The Oak Ridge Boys – backing vocals Charles Cochran – arranger, orchestration on "Ragged Old Flag" Technical Charlie Bragg – producer, engineer Al Quaglieri – producer, reissue producer Freeman Ramsey – engineer Roger Tucker – chief engineer Howard Fritzson – art director, reissue art director Billy Barnes – cover design Al Clayton – cover photography Seth Foster – mastering Randall Martin – design John Henry Jackson – project director Steven Berkowitz – A&R Patti Matheny – A&R Darren Salmieri – A&R
Charts Album – Billboard (United States) YearChartPosition1974Country Albums16
Singles – Billboard (United States) YearSingleChartPosition1974"Ragged Old Flag"Country Singles31
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