Get Rhythm

"Get Rhythm"
Single by Martin Delray
from the album Get Rhythm
B-side	"The Very Thought of You"
Released	1991
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	2:52
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Blake Mevis, Nelson Larkin
Martin Delray singles chronology

"Get Rhythm"
Single by Johnny Cash
B-side	"Hey Porter"
Released	September 1969
Format	7" single
Recorded	1956
Genre	Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length	2:13
Label	Sun 1103
Writer(s)	Johnny Cash
Producer(s)	Sam Phillips
Johnny Cash singles chronology

"Get Rhythm" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Johnny Cash. It was originally released as the B-side to the single release "I Walk the Line" in 1956 on Sun 241. It was re-released with overdubbed "live" effects in September 1969 as an A-side single and reached number 60 on the Billboard Pop chart.

Content

The song is about optimism, centering on a shoeshine boy who "gets rhythm" to cope with the tedious nature of his job.

Critical reception

Alice Randall in the book "My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music" asks the question, "racist, racialist, or race appreciating? You decide. Maybe the grinning "boy" hides something worth knowing in his mask as well as behind his mask."^[3]

Chart performance

"Get Rhythm" was released in 1956 as the B-side to Cash's first Number One hit, "I Walk the Line." In 1969, the original recording of "Get Rhythm" was released as a single itself, with sound effects dubbed in to simulate the sound of a live recording.^[1] This rerelease went to #23 on the country charts.

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	60
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	59

Preceded by "To See My Angel Cry" by Conway Twitty	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 15-November 22, 1969	Succeeded by "Groovy Grubworm" by Harlow Wilcox

Martin Delray version

In 1991, Martin Delray recorded a cover of the song on his debut album, also entitled Get Rhythm. Released as his debut single, Delray's version featured guest vocals from Cash, as well as a guest appearance by him in the music video.^[4] It peaked at #27 on the country charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	18
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	27

References

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↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1520." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 18, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Martin Delray – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martin Delray.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Martin_Delray-6] "Martin Delray – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martin Delray.

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