Flesh and Blood (Johnny Cash song)

"Flesh and Blood"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album I Walk the Line
B-side "This Side of the Law"
Released October 1970
Genre Country
Length 2:39
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Johnny Cash
Producer Bob Johnston
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
(1970)		 "Flesh and Blood"
(1970)		 "Big River"
(1971)

"Flesh and Blood" is a 1970 single written and recorded by Johnny Cash and was featured in the film, I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck (see: I Walk the Line (soundtrack album)). "Flesh and Blood" went to number one on the U.S. country singles chart for one week, spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1970–1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 54
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 41
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 23

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 75. 
Preceded by
"Rose Garden"
by Lynn Anderson		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
January 30, 1971		 Succeeded by
"Joshua"
by Dolly Parton
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
January 23-February 13, 1971		 Succeeded by
"(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden"
by Lynn Anderson