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The Baron (song)

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"The Baron"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Baron
B-side"I Will Dance with You"
ReleasedMarch 1981 (1981-03)[1]
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Paul Richey, Jerry Taylor, Billy Sherrill
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Without Love"
(1981)
"The Baron"
(1981)
"Mobile Bay"
(1981)
Music video
"The Baron" on YouTube

"The Baron" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was released as a single in March 1981 and included on the album The Baron released in June of that year.

Released as a single (Columbia 11-60516, with "I Will Dance with You" on the B-side),[2][3][4] the song reached number 10 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of May 30, 1981.[5][6]

Track listing

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7" single (Columbia 11-60516, 1981)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Baron"Paul Richey, Jerry Taylor, Billy Sherrill3:36
2."I Will Dance with You"Jack Routh2:54

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 10

References

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  1. ^ "The Baron". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - The Baron | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-06. JOHNNY CASH THE BARON -P. Richey - J. Taylor - B. Sherrill- Produced by Billy Sherrill // JOHNNY CASH I WILL DANCE WITH YOU -J. Routh- Produced by Billy Sherrill
  3. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. ^ John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
  5. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of May 30, 1981)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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