"The Lady Came from Baltimore" (sometimes shown as "Lady Came from Baltimore") is a song written by American singer-songwriter Tim Hardin, who recorded and released it as a track on his album '' Tim Hardin 2'' in 1967. The song was inspired by Hardin's relationship with his wife, Susan Yardley Morss, who acted under the name Susan Yardley and who came from a prosperous family in

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who disapproved of the relationship; Hardin's lyrics refer to "Susan Moore".

Other versions

The song was recorded by Bobby Darin, before Hardin's own version had been released. Darin's recording reached number 62 on the ''Billboard''

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in April 1967. Other artists who recorded the song included Scott Walker, on his debut solo album ''

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''. The song was also performed by Bob Dylan on tour in 1992 and 1994.

Johnny Cash version

Covered by

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, the song was released as a single in 1974 and subsequently included on his 1975 album ''

John R. 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 ...

''. The B-side contained the song "Lonesome to the Bone" penned by Cash himself. The single peaked at number 14 on US ''

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''s country chart for the week of February 8, 1975.

Track listing

Charts: Johnny Cash version

References

External links

"The Lady Came from Baltimore"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lady Came from Baltimore, The Bobby Darin songs Bob Dylan songs Johnny Cash songs 1974 songs 1974 singles Songs written by Tim Hardin Columbia Records singles