On April 13, 1987, “Mercury” label released “Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town”, the 73rd Johnny Cash album. It was recorded September 1986 – January 1987, at the “Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa”and was produced by Jack Clement.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
- Waylon Jennings – vocals
- Jim Soldi – lead and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Marty Stuart – lead and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Pete Wade – lead guitar
- Bob Wootton – lead guitar
- Joey Miskulin – lead guitar, acoustic bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jack Clement – acoustic guitar, dobro, Jews harp, kazoo
- Mike Elliot – acoustic guitar
- Lloyd Green – steel guitar
- Earl Poole Ball – piano
- Charles Cochrane – piano, keyboards
- Paco: harmonica
- Jimmy Tittle – electric bass, backing vocals
- Joe Allen, Michael Rhodes – electric bass
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic bass
- S. “Fluke” Holland – drums
- Kenny Malone – percussion
- Jack Hale Jr. – horns, keyboards
- Bob Lewin – horns, keyboards
- Jay Patten – horns
- Stuart Duncan, Mark O’Connor, Vassar Clements: fiddle
- June Carterand The Carter Family (June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, Anita Carter, Carlene Carter), Cinday Cash-Stuart, Bernard Peyton – backing vocals
- Charlie Williams – announcer voice
- David Ferguson – engineer, mixing, assistant producer
- Rich Adler – engineer, technical director
- Glenn Meadows, Masterfonics – mastering
- Virginia Team – art concept
- Jerry Joyner, Joe Rogers – design
- Slick Lawson – photography
- John Lomax III – liner notes
- Dr. Marie Kelly, Dr. Burkett Nelson – eyes courtesy
- Coley Coleman – production manager
- Joey Miskulin – executive producer
Track listing:
- The Big Light – Elvis Costello
- Ballad of Barbara – Johnny Cash
- I’d Rather Have You – Johnny Cash
- Let Him Roll – Guy Clark
- The Night Hank WilliamsCame to Town – Bobby Braddock, Charlie Williams
- Sixteen Tons – Merle Travis
- Letters from Home – J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh
- Lee O’Danieland the Light Crust Doughboys – James Talley
- Heavy Metal (Don’t Mean Rock and Roll to Me) – Clark, Jim McBride
- My Ship Will Sail – Allen Reynolds
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