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Rosanna's Going Wild
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Johnny Cash
| album = International Superstar
| A-side = "Rosanna's Going Wild"
"Roll Call"
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| genre = Country
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| label = Columbia 4-44373
| writer = June Carter, Helen Carter, Anita Carter
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| producer = Bob Johnston
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"'Rosanna's Going Wild'" is a song written by June, Helen and Anita Carter for Johnny Cash.
Cash released it as a single (Columbia 4-44373, with "Roll Call" on the opposite side)
in November 1967. The song made it to number 2 on U.S. 'Billboard's country chart
and to number 91 on the Hot 100.
Years later the song was included on Johnny Cash's album 'International Superstar' (1972).
Analysis
The success was completely unexpected:
Track listing
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| length1 = 1:54
| title2 = Roll Call
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| writer2 = B. J. Carnahan
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Charts
References
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