Don't Make Me Go

"Don't Make Me Go"
Single by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two
from the album Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
A-side"Don't Make Me Go"
"Next in Line"
Released1957 (1957)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelSun 266
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash[2]

"Don't Make Me Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.

The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with "Next in Line" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.[3][1] The single reached #9 on the Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart.[4][5][6]

Composition[edit]

It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  2. ^ "Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Next In Line". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. ^ Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  6. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 June 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Robert Hilburn (31 October 2013). Johnny Cash: The Life. Orion. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-297-86658-9.