"Thanks a Lot" | |
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Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two | |
A-side | "Thanks a Lot" " Luther Played the Boogie" |
Released | February 15, 1959 |
Recorded | July 10, 1958 |
Genre | Country |
Label | Sun 316 |
Songwriter(s) | Charlie Rich [1] |
Audio | |
"Thanks a Lot" on YouTube |
"Thanks a Lot" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Charlie Rich. [2]
The song was recorded by Cash on July 10, 1958 [3] during his final sessions for Sun Records. [2] It would be released as a single (Sun 316, with " Luther Played the Boogie", another song from the same session, [4] on the opposite side) on February 15 of the next year, [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] when he already left the label for Columbia. [2]
Before that, the song appeared on Sun Records' album Greatest! Johnny Cash, [7] that came out in January 1959.
Cash would receive a BMI award for this single. [13]
“Thanks a Lot” was another strong Charlie Rich composition about a guy who sarcastically thanks his lover for all the pain she's putting him through. We feel the singer's hurt as he watches his lover leave him for somebody new.
— John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash [2]
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [14] | 12 |
Luther Played the Boogie Thanks a Lot.
Luther Played the Boogie Thanks a Lot.