I Wish I Was Crazy Again
| "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings | ||||
| from the album I Would Like to See You Again | ||||
| A-side | "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" | |||
| B-side | "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Label | Columbia 3-10742 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob McDill[1] | |||
| Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" on YouTube | ||||
"I Wish I Was Crazy Again" is a song written by Bob McDill and introduced by the duet of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings on Cash's 1978 album I Would Like to See You Again.
Two Cash and Jennings' duets from that album, "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" and "I Wish I Was Crazy Again", were coupled together for a single release.[1] "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" peaked at number 2 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for two weeks in July of that year,[2][3] while "Wish I Was Crazy Again" peaked at number 22 a year and a half later, for two weeks of January 1980.[4][5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" | H. Bynum, D. Kirby | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" | B. McDill | 2:41 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1979–1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 22 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings – There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (1978, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. May 1978. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
JOHNNY CASH & WAYLON JENNINGS THERE AIN'T NO GOOD CHAIN GANG -H. Bynum-D.Kirby- Taken From The Columbua Lp: "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" KC 35313 Waylon Jennings Appears Courtesy Of RCA Records // JOHNNY CASH & WAYLON JENNINGS I WISH I WAS CRAZY AGAIN -B. McGill- Taken From The Columbua Lp: "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" KC 35313 Waylon Jennings Appears Courtesy Of RCA Records
- ^ "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of July 8, 1978)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
"Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of July 15, 1978)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021. - ^ "I Wish I Was Crazy Again Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of January 5, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
"Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of January 12, 1980)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021. - ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links[edit]
- "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" on the Johnny Cash official website
