The Last Gunfighter Ballad (song)

"The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Last Gunfighter Ballad
B-side"City Jail"
Released1977 (1977)
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 3-10483
Songwriter(s)Guy Clark
Producer(s)Charlie Bragg, Don Davis
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"It's All Over"
(1976)
"The Last Gunfighter Ballad"
(1977)
"Lady"
(1977)
Audio
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"The Last Gunfighter Ballad" is a song written by Guy Clark and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1977 album The Last Gunfighter Ballad.

Released in early 1977 as a single (Columbia 3-10483, with "City Jail" on the B-side), the song reached number 38 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of April 2.