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Recorded at Columbia Studios, also Understand Your Man (Johnny Cash), Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash) and Orange Blossom Special (Johnny Cash)
Produced by Norris “Norro” Wilson, also No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (Kenny Chesney), The Good Stuff (Kenny Chesney) and Young (Kenny Chesney)
Written by Billy Joe Shaver, also You Ask Me To (Waylon Jennings), No Traffic Out of Abilene (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Bottom Dollar (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Part of John Anderson 2, also Chicken Truck and The Same Old Girl
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
149 other songs on fono were recorded at Columbia Studios, by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Charlie Rich and others
Norris “Norro” Wilson produced 58 songs on fono
Billy Joe Shaver wrote 36 songs on fono
Norris “Norro” Wilson’s most frequent co-producer is Buddy Cannon (12 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Produced by
- Norris “Norro” Wilson
- Part of
- John Anderson 2
- Recorded at
- Columbia Studios
- Written by
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Produced by
- Norris “Norro” Wilson
- Part of
- John Anderson 2
- Recorded at
- Columbia Studios
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Norris “Norro” Wilson
Same writer: Billy Joe Shaver
Same studio: Columbia Studios
Same release: John Anderson 2
Same producer: Norris “Norro” Wilson
Same writer: Billy Joe Shaver
Same studio: Columbia Studios
Same release: John Anderson 2
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was produced by Norris “Norro” Wilson
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was produced by Norris “Norro” Wilson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was written by Billy Joe Shaver
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was written by Billy Joe Shaver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) is part of the release John Anderson 2
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) is part of the release John Anderson 2
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was recorded at Columbia Studios
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was recorded at Columbia Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was released on 1981-04
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) was released on 1981-04
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026