On this day: October 21, 1969
Johnny Cash released the singles "Blistered" and "See Ruby Fall" for his upcoming 1970 album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. The singles were released by Columbia Records on a 7" 45-RPM vinyl record, with "Blistered" on the A-Side and "See Ruby Fall" on the B-Side. "Blistered," written by Billy Ed Wheeler, peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. "See Ruby Fall" was co-written by Cash and Roy Orbison, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart as a double-A-side record.
The title "See Ruby Fall" is a play on the phrase "See Ruby Falls" that was (and still is) often painted on barn roofs in Tennessee and north Georgia to promote tourism at Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
