"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train"
Single by Billy Joe Shaver
from the album Old Five and Dimers Like Me
B-side"Old Five and Dimers Like Me"
ReleasedJuly 1973 (1973-07)
RecordedJune 1973 (1973-06)
StudioSound Spectrum Recordings, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN
GenreCountry, country rock, outlaw country
LabelMonument
Songwriter(s)Billy Joe Shaver
Producer(s)Kris Kristofferson
Audio
"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" on YouTube

"Georgia on a Fast Train" (originally titled "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train") is a song by Billy Joe Shaver from his debut 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me.[1][2][3]

Released as a single that year,[4] it peaked at number 88 on U.S. Billboard's country chart.

In 1994, Shaver released this song as a single again, that time under the shortened title "Georgia on a Fast Train". The new version did not chart.

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 88

Johnny Cash version

"Georgia on a Fast Train"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Adventures of Johnny Cash
B-side"Sing a Song"
ReleasedJuly 1982 (1982-07)[6] or August 1982 (1982-08)[7]
GenreCountry, country rock, outlaw country, rockabilly
Length2:36
LabelColumbia 18-03058
Songwriter(s)Billy Joe Shaver
Producer(s)Jack Clement[8]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The General Lee"
(1982) 		"Georgia on a Fast Train"
(1982) 		"Fair Weather Friends"
(1982)
Audio
"Georgia on a Fast Train" on YouTube

Johhny Cash covered the song on his Jack Clement–produced 1982 album The Adventures of Johnny Cash.[1][9] Released as the first of three singles from it, his version reached number 55 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of September 4, 1982.[10][11][12]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 18-03058, 1982)[13][7][8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Georgia on a Fast Train"B. J. Shaver2:36
2."Sing a Song"T. Cisco2:55

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 55

References

  1. ^ a b Alexander, John M. (2018-04-10). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-68226-051-7.
  2. ^ Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.
  3. ^ "Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five And Dimers Like Me". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. ^ "Billy Joe Shaver - I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  5. ^ "Billy Joe Shaver Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. ^ "Georgia On A Fast Train". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. ^ a b Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
  8. ^ a b "Johnny Cash - Georgia On A Fast Train | Releases". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved 2021-10-07. JOHNNY CASH GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN -B. J. Shaver- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY CASH" FC 38094 Produced by Jack Clement // JOHNNY CASH SING A SONG -T. Cisco- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY CASH" FC 38094 Produced by Jack Clement
  9. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 148. ISBN 9780743201698.
  10. ^ Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
  11. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  12. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of September 4, 1982)". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  13. ^ Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  14. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

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