Papa Was a Good Man
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"Papa Was a Good Man" is a song written by songwriter Hal Bynum.[2]
Quick Facts Single by Johnny Cash, from the album A Thing Called Love ...
"Papa Was a Good Man" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album A Thing Called Love | ||||
A-side | "Papa Was a Good Man" "I Promise You" | |||
Released | 1971 (1971) | |||
Genre | country | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hal Bynum[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler[1] | |||
Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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"Papa Was a Good Man" on YouTube | ||||
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Released in September 1971[3][4] as a single (Columbia 4-45460, with "I Promise You" on the opposite side) by Johnny Cash,[2][5] the song reached #16 on U.S. Billboard's country chart[6] and #104 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100.[6]
Both "I Promise You" (which is "a promise of devotion to June")[2] and "Papa Was a Good Man" are part of Johnny Cash's 1972 album A Thing Called Love.