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Flesh and Blood (song)

This article is about the Johnny Cash song. For other songs, see Flesh and Blood § Songs.
"Flesh and Blood"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album I Walk the Line (soundtrack album)
B-side"This Side of the Law"
ReleasedOctober 1970
GenreCountry
Length2:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash
Producer(s)Bob Johnston
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
(1970) 		"Flesh and Blood"
(1970) 		"Big River"
(1971)

"Flesh and Blood" is a 1970 single written and recorded by Johnny Cash and was featured in the film, I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck (see: soundtrack album I Walk the Line). The song went to #1 on the U.S. country singles chart for one week, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[1]

Content

The song describes a man observing and interacting with nature, but noting that it is no substitute for a human partner: "flesh and blood needs flesh and blood."

Chart performance

Chart (1970–1971) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 54
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 41
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 23

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 75.
  2. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.


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