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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Recorded at Sun Studio, also When Love Comes to Town (B.B. King), Next in Line and Ballad of a Teenage Queen
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)
Part of Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar, also Next in Line, Ballad of a Teenage Queen and Guess Things Happen That Way
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
85 other songs on fono were recorded at Sun Studio, by Elvis Presley and Acda en De Munnik and others
Jack Clement produced 3 of Johnny Cash’s top 10 songs
Johnny Cash wrote 283 songs on fono
Jack Clement produced 161 songs on fono
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Hoyt Johnson, Jim Atkins and Johnny Cash
- Produced by
- Jack Clement
- Performed by
- Gene Lowery Singers, Jimmy Van Eaton, Jimmy Wilson, Johnny Cash, Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant
- Recorded at
- Sun Studio
- Written by
- Hoyt Johnson, Jim Atkins and Johnny Cash
- Produced by
- Jack Clement
- Performed by
- Gene Lowery Singers, Jimmy Van Eaton, Jimmy Wilson, Johnny Cash, Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant
- Recorded at
- Sun Studio
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jack Clement
Same writer: Hoyt Johnson
Same label: Columbia
Same studio: Sun Studio
Same release: Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar
Same label: Legacy
Same producer: Jack Clement
Same label: Columbia
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Gene Lowery Singers
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Gene Lowery Singers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Jimmy Van Eaton
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Jimmy Van Eaton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Jimmy Wilson
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Jimmy Wilson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Johnny Cash
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Johnny Cash
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Luther Perkins
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Luther Perkins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Marshall Grant
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was performed by Marshall Grant
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was produced by Jack Clement
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was produced by Jack Clement
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Hoyt Johnson
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Hoyt Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Jim Atkins
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Jim Atkins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Johnny Cash
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was written by Johnny Cash
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11MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven is part of the release Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven is part of the release Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was recorded at Sun Studio
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was recorded at Sun Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
Columbia is the label of the song You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
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14MusicBrainz Legacy is the label of the song You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
Legacy is the label of the song You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was released on 1958-11-13
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven was released on 1958-11-13
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026