Red Velvet (song)


"Red Velvet" is a song written by Ian Tyson. While the Johnny Cash version is the best known, it was first recorded by Ian & Sylvia Tyson in 1965 on their album Early Morning Rain.
Recorded by Cash at the Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, the song was released in September 1967 as a single . It was later included on his album Old Golden Throat.
Billboard magazine gave the song a "Country Spotlight" review, stating: "Folkster Ian Tyson's plaintive ballad serves as potent material for Cash as he performs it in his compelling and winning style. Another big Cash hit." Actually, it did not chart at all. "The Wind Changes" made it to 60 on the Billboard country chart, then dropped off completely after only six weeks.

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