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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Mel Tillis, also Detroit City (Tom Jones), Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town (Kenny Rogers) and Emotions (Brenda Lee)
Part of (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn, also (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn, Drink Up and Go Home and Big Ben Colson
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mel Tillis wrote 38 songs on fono
Mel Tillis’s most frequent co-writer is Wayne Walker (7 songs together)
Mel Tillis first appears on fono in 1960, 9 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Mel Tillis
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Mel Tillis
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Same label: RCA Victor
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Cincinnati Jail was written by Mel Tillis
Cincinnati Jail was written by Mel Tillis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Cincinnati Jail is part of the release (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn
Cincinnati Jail is part of the release (Margie’s at) The Lincoln Park Inn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Cincinnati Jail
RCA Victor is the label of the song Cincinnati Jail
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Cincinnati Jail was released on 1969-06