Johnny Dollar - Johnny Dollar '1967

Tracks list

You can make jokes about the monetary names of Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck,
Johnny Money, and all the rest, but Dollar is this Johnnys real name. Dollar
made rock & roll before turning to a variety of country music styles, but his
history as a rocker isnt in evidence on his 1968 album Johnny Dollar. Even the
fuzz tone guitar on Forever Is Over and Do-Die has ample precedent in country
music. Johnny Dollar was made before Dollar began concentrating on truck driving
music, so none of that is here, either. Instead, listeners are treated to a set
of Bakersfield-influenced country performances (Everybodys Got to Be Somewhere,
one of two chart hits on the album, sounds quite a bit like a Buck Owens song).
Numbers Lil is a song of tragedy with a twist ending, like Porter Wagoners The
Carroll County Accident from later the same year, and The Wheels Fell of the
Wagon Again was another minor hit for Dollar, who never quite broke through
commercially. Anyone with an interest in Dollar will be predisposed to liking
Johnny Dollar, and the strong performances and material will not disappoint.

Tracklist:
 01. Johnny Dollar - The Wheels Fell Off the Wagon Again (02:05)
 02. Johnny Dollar - Watching Me Losing You (02:27)
 03. Johnny Dollar - Its Good (02:10)
 04. Johnny Dollar - Our House (02:49)
 05. Johnny Dollar - Numbers Lil (02:53)
 06. Johnny Dollar - Forever Is Over (03:04)
 07. Johnny Dollar - Everybodys Got to Be Somewhere (02:20)
 08. Johnny Dollar - Did You Talk to Him Today (02:30)
 09. Johnny Dollar - Gonna Come In Like a Lion (01:51)
 10. Johnny Dollar - Do-Die (01:37)

Related artists