"It's Just About Time" is a song originally recorded by

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

. It was written for him by

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

. The song was recorded by Cash in July 1958 during his final sessions for

Sun Records Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee in February 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny C ...

, and released as a

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(Sun 309, with " I Just Thought You'd Like to Know", another song from the same sessions, on the opposite side)
in November.

Background

Yet, Peter Lowry notes (in his book ''I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle'') that "compared to recent singles this could be seen as a flop chartwise, with a stay of just one week in the ountrycharts at the start of 1959." The flip side, " I Just Thought You'd Like to Know," reached #85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and didn't enter the country chart at all.

Charts

References

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