One Piece at a Time (album)

One Piece at a Time
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	May 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Country
Length	29:36
Label	Columbia
Producer	Charlie Bragg, Don Davis
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Johnny Cash chronology
Strawberry Cake (1976) One Piece at a Time (1976) The Last Gunfighter Ballad (1977)

One Piece at a Time is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1976 (see 1976 in music). "One Piece at a Time," which was a #1 hit, is a humorous tale of an auto worker on the Detroit assembly line who puts together a car out of parts he swipes from the plant. "Sold Out of Flag Poles" also charted as a single, reaching #29 on the country singles charts. "Committed to Parkview", a Cash original, would be re-recorded in 1985 by Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, collectively known as The Highwaymen, on their first album, Highwayman; it is one of the few country songs sung from the perspective of a patient at a mental hospital.

"Go On Blues" was also recorded during the American Recordings session with Rick Rubin. It was not on the album but part of the promo single for "Delia's Gone".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Cash; except where indicated

1. "Let There Be Country" (Cash, Shel Silverstein) – 2:58
2. "One Piece at a Time" (Wayne Kemp) – 4:00
3. "In a Young Girl's Mind" (Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson) – 3:09
4. "Mountain Lady" – 2:43
5. "Michigan City Howdy Do" – 2:26
6. "Sold Out of Flag Poles" – 2:45
7. "Committed to Parkview" – 3:14
8. "Daughter of a Railroad Man" – 3:12
9. "Love Has Lost Again" – 2:24
10. "Go on Blues" – 2:23

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
• Bob Wootton, Jerry Hensley - guitar
• Marshall Grant - bass
• W.S. Holland - drums
• The Carter Family - vocals

Additional Personnel

• Produced by: Charlie Bragg and Don Davis
• "Michigan City Howdy Do" and "Daughter of a Railroad Man" Produced by: Charlie Bragg
• "Committed to Parkview" Produced by: Don Davis
• Recorded at House of Cash Recording Studio
• Engineers: Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Danny Jones, Chuck Bragg
• Cover Photo: Mike Woosley
• Liner Notes: Johnny Cash

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Country Albums	2
1976	Pop Albums	185

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"One Piece at a Time"	Country Singles	1
1976	"One Piece at a Time"	Pop Singles	29
1976	"Sold Out of Flagpoles"	Country Singles	29

External links

• Luma Electronic entry on One Piece at a Time