"The Ways of a Woman in Love" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Bill Justis and Charlie Rich.[2][3]
"The Ways of a Woman in Love" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two | ||||
A-side | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | |||
Released | August 1958 (1958-08) | |||
Genre | Country, rockabilly | |||
Label | Sun 302 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bill Justis, Charlie Rich[1] | |||
Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Ways of a Woman in Love" (audio only) on YouTube | ||||
The song was recorded by Cash in July 1958 during his final sessions for Sun Records.[2] and released as a single (Sun 302, with "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" on the opposite side) in August.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Cash scored his last big Sun hit with "The Ways of a Woman in Love," a Charlie Rich and Bill Justis cowrite about a man who senses his woman is falling in love with another man. She's changing her ways, and it's killing the singer. He can't stop thinking about her and wishing he was the other guy. This fine ballad made it to number 2 on the country chart and number 24 pop. Just over two months later Johnny would issue his first single for Columbia.
— John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash[2]
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 24 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 3 |
The Ways of a Woman in Love You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven Sun 302.
Ways of a Woman in Love You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven.