"Sold Out of Flagpoles"
Single by Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three
from the album One Piece at a Time
B-side"Mountain Lady"
Released1976 (1976)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 3-10381
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash
Producer(s)Charlie Bragg, Don Davis[2]
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three singles chronology
"One Piece at a Time"
(1976)		 "Sold Out of Flagpoles"
(1976)		 "It's All Over"
(1976)
Audio
"Sold Out of Flagpoles" on YouTube

"Sold Out of Flagpoles" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1976 studio album One Piece at a Time.

Released as the second and last single from the album,[2][3][4] the song reached number 29 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of August 28, 1976.[5][6] The B-side contained the song "Mountain Lady" from the same album.

Content

It is a story song.[7]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 3-10381, 1976)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sold Out of Flagpoles"J. R. Cash2:36
2."Mountain Lady"J. R. Cash2:43

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 29

References

  1. ↑ "Sold Out of Flagpoles". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sold Out Of Flagpoles". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 2021-10-03. JOHNNY CASH & The Tennessee Three SOLD OUT OF FLAGPOLES -J.R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ONE PIECE AT A TIME" KC 34193 Produced by Charlie Bragg and Don Davis // JOHNNY CASH & The Tennessee Three MOUNTAIN LADY -J.R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "STRAWBERRY CAKE" KC 34193 Produced by Charlie Bragg and Don Davis
  3. ↑ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  4. ↑ John L. Smith (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 10. ISBN 9780313295065.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of August 28, 1976)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. ↑ Melton Alonza McLaurin, Richard A. Peterson (1992). You Wrote My Life. p. 142. ISBN 9782881245480.
  8. ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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