Busted (Johnny Cash song)

"Busted"
Song by Harlan Howard
Released	1962
Genre	Country
Length	2:20
Writer	Harlan Howard
Cover versions
Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, John Conlee

"Busted" is a song written by Harlan Howard in 1962.

Cover versions

Johnny Cash, with the Carter Family, reached #13 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 1963.^[1]
Ray Charles reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963.^[2] This was from his album Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul. A live version with Willie Nelson was included in Charles' 2005 duets album Genius & Friends.
Nazareth covered it on Expect No Mercy in 1977.
John Conlee reached #6 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart in 1982.^[3]
Patty Loveless released a version in 2009 from her studio album Mountain Soul II.
Chris Ledoux covered it on Used to Want to be a Cowboy in 1991.
Green On Red covered it on The BBC Sessions released in 2007.
Wanda Jackson covered it on her album The Party Ain't Over in 2011.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.68. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, p.121. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.78. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.

External links

Harlan Howard obituaries: New York Times and bmi.com
"Busted" at Allmusic.com

Ray Charles

Studio albums	Ray Charles (Hallelujah, I Love Her So) · The Great Ray Charles · Yes Indeed! · Soul Brothers · What'd I Say · The Genius of Ray Charles · Genius+Soul = Jazz · The Genius Hits the Road · Dedicated to You · Ray Charles and Betty Carter · The Genius Sings the Blues · Soul Meeting · The Genius After Hours · Ray Charles Greatest Hits · Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music · Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 2 · Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul · Sweet & Sour Tears · Have a Smile with Me · Together Again / Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues · Crying Time · Ray's Moods · Ray Charles Invites You to Listen · A Portrait of Ray · I'm All Yours Baby! · Doing His Thing · My Kind of Jazz · Love Country Style · Volcanic Action of My Soul · A Message From the People · Through the Eyes of Love · Jazz Number II · Come Live With Me · Renaissance · My Kind of Jazz Part 3 · Porgy and Bess with Cleo Laine · True to Life · Love & Peace · Ain't It So · Brother Ray Is at It Again · Wish You Were Here Tonight · Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? · Friendship · The Spirit of Christmas · From the Pages of My Mind · Just Between Us · Would You Believe? · My World · Strong Love Affair · Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again · Genius Loves Company

Posthumous studio creations	Genius & Friends · Ray Sings, Basie Swings · Rare Genius

Live albums	Ray Charles at Newport · Ray Charles in Person · Live in Concert · Live in Japan · (Ray Charles Live) · Berlin, '62 · Ray Charles Celebrates a Gospel Christmas with the Voices of Jubilation · Live at the Olympia, 2000

Notable compilations	Do the Twist! with Ray Charles · The Ray Charles Story, Vol 1~4 · A Man and His Soul · The Best of Ray Charles · Anthology · Seven Spanish Angels and Other Hits · The Birth of Soul · Genius and Soul · The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings · Ultimate Hits Collection · Ray Charles in Concert · Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Singles	"What'd I Say " · "Georgia on My Mind " · "Hit the Road Jack" · "One Mint Julep" · "Unchain My Heart" · "I Can't Stop Loving You " · "You Don't Know Me" · "You Are My Sunshine" · "Busted" · "Take These Chains from My Heart" · "Crying Time"

Grammy Awarded Works (not included above)	"Let The Good Times Roll" · "Living for the City" · "I'll Be Good To You" · "A Song for You" · "Heaven Help Us All " · "Here We Go Again"

See also	David "Fathead" Newman · Fathead / Ray Charles Sextet · Hank Crawford · The Raelettes · Ray · Quincy Jones · The Blues Brothers · Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles

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