Straight A's in Love
| "Straight A's in Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two | ||||
| from the album Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams | ||||
| A-side | "Straight A's in Love" "I Love You Because" | |||
| Released | December 1959 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Sun 334 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash[1] | |||
| Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Straight A's in Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Straight A's in Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.[2]
The song was released by Sun Records as a single (Sun 334, with "I Love You Because" on the opposite side)[3][4][5][6][7] in December 1959,[8][9] when Cash had already left the label for Columbia.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 84 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Straight A's In Love / I Love You Because". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
- ^ John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1974). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
- ^ 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. - ^ Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7.
Straight A's in Love I Love You Because Sun 334.
- ^ Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1980). Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. Quick Fox. ISBN 978-0-8256-3161-0.
Straight A's in Love I Love You Because.
- ^ George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
- ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
December
"Straight A's In Love"/"I Love You Because" (Sun 334) released. Both sides of this single will chart during February and March 1960. - ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
