Goin' by the Book
| "Goin' by the Book" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album The Mystery of Life | ||||
| B-side | "Beans for Breakfast" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country, rock | |||
| Label | Mercury 878 292-7 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chester Lester | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Clement | |||
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| "Goin' by the Book" on YouTube | ||||
"Goin' by the Book" is a song written by Chester Lester and initially recorded by Johnny Cash in 1986.
Released in the second half of 1990 as a single (Mercury 878 292–7, with "Beans for Breakfast" on the B-side), the song reached number 69 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of October 13.
The song is part of Cash's Jack Clement–produced album The Mystery of Life, that appeared in 1991.