Boom Chicka Boom is the 76th album by American
country music singer
Johnny Cash, released in 1990 on
Mercury Records. The title refers to the sound that Cash's backing band, the
Tennessee Three, were said to produce. It includes a cover of
Harry Chapin's "
Cat's in the Cradle", and a song written by
Elvis Costello for Cash, "Hidden Shame". "Don't Go Near the Water" is a re-recorded version and its original had been recorded for Ragged Old Flag. It discusses the issue of pollution of the environment. In 2003, Mercury released Boom Chicka Boom paired with Johnny Cash is Coming to Town on a single
compact disc, though the bonus track "Veteran's Day" was left off. "
Farmer's Almanac" and "
Cat's in the Cradle" were released as singles, but failed to chart; the album itself, however, reached No. 48 on the country charts. The album has backing vocals by
Elvis Presley's old backing group
The Jordanaires (who had also backed Cash on some of his earliest Columbia recordings in the late 1950s), and Cash's mother.