The Matador (Johnny Cash song)

"The Matador" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song was written by Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash. It was later included on the album Old Golden Throat; along with the b-side "Still in Town".It was released in September 1963. Cash Box described it as "a medium-paced, chorus-backed Latin-styled romancer with a contagious repeating riff throughout."[1]

"The Matador"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Old Golden Throat
B-side"Still in Town"
ReleasedSeptember 1963
Recorded1963
GenreCountry
Length2:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
Producer(s)Don Law, Frank Jones
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Ring of Fire"
(1963)
"The Matador"
(1963)
"Understand Your Man"
(1964)

Chart performance

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The single peaked at number two on the country charts.[2] "The Matador" also crossed over to the Hot 100, peaking at number 44.[3]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 44

References

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  1. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 5, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 75.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 146.
  4. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.