"Rosanna's Going Wild" is a song written by

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, Helen and

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for

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

. Cash released it as a

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(Columbia 4-44373, with "Roll Call" on the opposite side)

in November 1967. The song made it to number 2 on U.S. ''

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''s country chart
and to number 91 on the Hot 100. Years later the song was included on Johnny Cash's album ''

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'' (1972).

Analysis

The success was completely unexpected:

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

"Rosanna's Going Wild"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{Johnny Cash Johnny Cash songs 1968 songs 1968 singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by June Carter Cash Songs written by Helen Carter Songs written by Anita Carter