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Artwork for I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way Johnny Cash, Jan Howard

I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way

Johnny Cash, Jan Howard

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Produced by Jack Clement, also Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (Waylon Jennings), Ballad of a Teenage Queen and Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)

  3. Part of Bootleg, Vol IV: The Soul of Truth, also Back in the Fold, Don’t Take Everybody to Be Your Friend and God Ain’t No Stained Glass Window

  4. Released on Legacy, also September (Earth, Wind & Fire), Sexy M.F. (Prince) and Can You Feel It (The Jacksons)

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Written by
Johnny Cash
Produced by
Jack Clement and Jack Routh
Part of
Bootleg, Vol IV: The Soul of Truth
Released on
Columbia and Legacy

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was produced by Jack Clement

    I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was produced by Jack Clement

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  2. 2MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was produced by Jack Routh

    I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was produced by Jack Routh

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  3. 3MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was written by Johnny Cash

    I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was written by Johnny Cash

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  4. 4MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way is part of the release Bootleg, Vol IV: The Soul of Truth

    I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way is part of the release Bootleg, Vol IV: The Soul of Truth

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way

    Columbia is the label of the song I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Legacy is the label of the song I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way

    Legacy is the label of the song I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way

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  7. 7MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was released on 2012-03-30

    I’m Gonna Try to Be That Way was released on 2012-03-30

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026