''The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me'' is the 48th album by

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singer Johnny Cash, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. Although credited to Cash alone, the album includes solo performances by his daughter

Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife. Although she is often classified as a country art ...

, and stepdaughters

Rosie Nix Adams Rosie Nix Adams (born Rozanna Lea Nix; July 13, 1958 – October 24, 2003) was an American singer. She was the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband, Edwin "Rip" Nix, and the stepdaughter of the country music legend Johnny Cash. ...

and

Carlene Carter Carlene Carter (born Rebecca Carlene Smith; September 26, 1955) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband, Carl Smith. As of 2020, since 1978, Carter has recorded 12 alb ...

(credited as Carlene Routh), predating the launch of their own solo careers. Two songs on the album were written by

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...

, while "

Don't Take Your Guns to Town "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer Johnny Cash. It was released in December 1958 as the first single from the album '' The Fabulous Johnny Cash''. Content The song tells the story of Billy Joe, a you ...

" is a re-recording of a highly successful Cash single, his first smash hit for Columbia from back in 1958. "Father and Daughter (

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)" is a

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of a well-known Cat Stevens song and a duet with Cash's stepdaughter,

, with slight changes in lyrics; a version of the same song would be released in 2003 on '' Unearthed'', as a duet with Fiona Apple.

June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prio ...

also performs a solo track without her husband, one of only a couple of occasions where she did this on a Johnny Cash album outside of concert recordings.

Track listing

Note: Track 2 "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a re-recording, recorded 18 June 1974 at Sound Spectrum Recording, House of Cash, Hendersonville, TN.

Personnel

* Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar *

Bob Wootton Robert "Bob" Wootton (March 4, 1942 – April 9, 2017) was an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist Luther Perkins died in a house fire. He remained Cash's guitarist for n ...

, Carl Perkins, Jerry Hensley, David Jones,

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

, Jerry Shook, Helen Carter, Jack Routh - guitar *

Marshall Grant Marshall Garnett Grant (May 5, 1928 – August 7, 2011) was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became k ...

, Ronnie Reno, Jimmy Tittle - bass *

WS Holland W. S. "Fluke" Holland (April 22, 1935 – September 23, 2020) was an American drummer who played with Carl Perkins, and later for Johnny Cash in the bands The Tennessee Three, The Great Eighties Eight, and The Johnny Cash Show Band. Holland ...

DJ Fontana Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationshi ...

- drums * Stu Basone - steel guitar *

Gordon Terry Gordon Terry (October 7, 1931 – April 9, 2006) was an American bluegrass and country music fiddler and guitarist. He was a member of Merle Haggard's backing band The Strangers. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the ...

- fiddle * Larry McCoy, Jerry Whitehurst - piano * The Carter Family,

, Carlene Routh, Rosey Nix,

- vocals ;Additional personnel * Produced by Charlie Bragg and Johnny Cash *Cover

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: Marion Ward *

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photos: Marion Ward and Hope Powell *Album

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: Bill Barnes and Peggy Owens

Charts

Album - ''Billboard'' (United States)

External links

Johnny Cash albums 1974 albums Columbia Records albums {{1970s-country-album-stub, Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me