Old Golden Throat is the 28th album by country singer Johnny Cash. It was released in 1968 and is a collection of mostly previously released songs. Nine of the fourteen tracks had previously appeared on Billboard's country singles chart.
| Old Golden Throat | ||||
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| Released | June 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 8, 1958–January 12, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Country, folk | |||
| Length | 34:12 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Don Law, Frank Jones | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Single | Length |
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| 1. | "I Got Stripes" | Cash, Charlie Williams | A-Side | 2:05 |
| 2. | "A Certain Kinda Hurtin'" | Cash | "The Sons of Katie Elder" B-Side | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Little at a Time" | Cash, Gordon Terry | "In the Jailhouse" B-Side | 1:57 |
| 4. | "All Over Again" | Cash | A-Side | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Still in Town" | Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran | "The Matador" B-Side | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Cash | "Seasons of My Heart" B-Side | 2:07 |
| 7. | "The Wind Changes" | Cash | "Red Velvet" B-Side | 2:49 |
| 8. | "The Sons of Katie Elder" | Ernie Sheldon, Elmer Bernstein | A-Side | 2:35 |
| 9. | "Dark as a Dungeon" | Merle Travis | "Understand Your Man" B-Side | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Tennessee Flat Top Box" | Cash | A-Side | 3:01 |
| 11. | "The Matador" | Cash, June Carter | A-Side | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Send a Picture of Mother" | Cash | "Busted" B-Side | 2:53 |
| 13. | "You Dreamer You" | Cash | "Frankie's Man Johnny" B-Side | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Red Velvet" | Ian Tyson | A-Side | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 34:12 | |||
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- Luther Perkins, Jack Clement, Johnny Western, Carl Perkins, Norman Blake - guitar
- Bob Johnson - lute, mandocello, guitar
- Marshall Grant - bass
- Buddy Harman, W.S. Holland - drums
- Don Helms - steel guitar
- Shot Jackson - steel guitar, Dobro
- Marvin Hughes, Floyd Cramer, Bill Pursell - piano
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Gordon Terry - fiddle
- Maybelle Carter - harpsichord
- Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - trumpet
- Lew DeWitt - whistle
- The Anita Kerr Singers, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - backing vocals
Charts
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1967 | "The Wind Changes" | Country Singles | 60 |
| 1965 | "The Sons of Katie Elder" | Country Singles | 10 |
| 1964 | "Dark as a Dungeon" | Country Singles | 49 |
| 1963 | "The Matador" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1961 | "Tennessee Flat-Top Box" | Country Singles | 11 |
| 1960 | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1959 | "You Dreamer You" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1959 | "I Got Stripes" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1958 | "All Over Again" | Country Singles | 4 |