The Rambler (album)

The Rambler is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. A concept album about travelling, its songs, in between, include dialogue between Cash and hitchhikers picked up or other people he meets during the album's cross-country trip. It is the last, and one of the few Johnny Cash albums to only feature songs written by Cash himself. It is also his last non-religious concept album, and was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train. The Rambler reached #31 on the country album charts; the two singles, "Lady" and "After the Ball", had minor chart success.

The Rambler
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedJune 27, 1977
StudioSound Spectrum Recording
GenreCountry
Length37:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerCharlie Bragg, Jack Routh, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash chronology
The Last Gunfighter Ballad
(1977)		 The Rambler
(1977)		 I Would Like to See You Again
(1978)
Singles from The Rambler
  1. "Lady"
    Released: 1977
  2. "After the Ball"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

All songs by Johnny Cash

No.TitleLength
1."Hit the Road and Go"2:35
2."Dialogue #1"2:33
3."If It Wasn't for the Wabash River"2:09
4."Dialogue #2"2:22
5."Lady"2:48
6."Dialogue #3 (Background: It's All Over)"2:27
7."After the Ball"2:48
8."Dialogue #4"2:02
9."No Earthly Good"2:45
10."Dialogue #5"1:51
11."A Wednesday Car"2:12
12."Dialogue #6"0:55
13."My Cowboy's Last Ride"2:29
14."Dialogue #7"2:48
15."Calilou"3:20
16."Dialogue #8"1:24

Personnel
Technical
  • Charlie Bragg, Jack Routh, Johnny Cash - producer
  • Charlie Bragg, Chuck Bragg, Ed Hudson, Roger Tucker - engineer
  • Jerry Baker - recording
  • John Berg, Johnny Cash - photography

Actors

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1977 Country Albums[4] 31

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Lady" Country Singles 46
1977 "After the Ball" Country Singles 32

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Johnny Cash — The Rambler review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  2. "Review: Johnny Cash — The Rambler" (PDF). Music Week. 3 September 1977. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 116, 118.
  4. "Johnny Cash". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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