Boom Chicka Boom

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Boom Chicka Boom
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	February 1990
Recorded	1989-1990
Genre	Rockabilly; country;
Length	36:00
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bob Moore
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Boom Chicka Boom is the 76th album by American country music singer Johnny Cash, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) on Mercury Records. The title refers to the sound that Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, were said to produce. It includes a cover of Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle", and a song written by Elvis Costello for Cash, "Hidden Shame". "Don't Go Near the Water" is a re-recorded version and its original had been recorded for Ragged Old Flag. It discusses the issue of pollution of the environment. In 2003, Mercury released Boom Chicka Boom paired with Johnny Cash is Coming to Town on a single compact disc, though the bonus track "Veteran's Day" was left off. "Farmer's Almanac" and "Cat's in the Cradle" were released as singles, but failed to chart; the album itself, however, reached No. 48 on the country charts. The album is notable for including backing vocals by Elvis Presley's old backing group The Jordanaires (who had also backed Cash on some of his earliest Columbia recordings in the late 1950s), and Cash's mother.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Backstage Pass"	Johnny Cash	3:23
2.	"Cat's in the Cradle"	Harry Chapin, Sandy Chapin	3:18
3.	"Farmer's Almanac"	Johnny Cash	3:48
4.	"Don't Go Near the Water"	Johnny Cash	2:29
5.	"Family Bible"	Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray	2:49
6.	"Harley"	Michael Martin Murphey, Chick Rains	4:09
7.	"I Love You I Love You"	Johnny Cash	2:54
8.	"Hidden Shame"	Elvis Costello	3:59
9.	"Monteagle Mountain"	Richard McGibony	3:12
10.	"That's One You Owe Me"	Jim Elliott, Mark D. Sanders	3:01
11.	"Veteran's Day" (bonus track on later pressings)	Tom Russell	2:58

Personnel

Johnny Cash: vocals, guitar
W.S. Holland: drums
Bob Moore, Roy Huskey, Jr.: bass
Reggie Young, Billy Sanford, Jim Soldi: electric guitar
Ray Edenton: acoustic guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Earl Ball: piano
The Jordanaires: background vocals
Johnny Cash's mother Mrs. Carrie Cash: Additional vocals on "Family Bible"

Additional personnel

Produced By: Bob Moore
Recorded at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and Stargem Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
Mixed at Bradley's Barn
Engineers: Bobby Bradley, Dennis Ritchie
Assistant Engineer: Danny Dunkleberger
Mastered by: Benny Quinn at Masterfonics, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee
Original CD Graphics: Barnes & Company
Art Direction & Design: Bill Barnes
Photography: Alan Messer
Reissue CD Credits
Supervised by: Andy McKaie
Digitally Remastered by Suha Gur, universal Mastering - East
Art Direction: Vartan
Design: Mike Fink @ilevel
Photo Research: Ryan Null
Photos by: Slick Lawson and Alan Messer
Production Coordination: Beth Stempel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Country Albums	48

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