Sunday Mornin ' comin ' down - Wikipedia Sunday Mornin ' comin ' down `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' Single by Ray Stevens from the album Have a Little Talk with Myself B - side `` The Minority '' Released 1969 Recorded 1969 Genre Pop, country Length 4 : 25 Label Monument Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Jim Malloy, Ray Stevens Ray Stevens singles chronology `` Along Came Jones '' ( 1969 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' ( 1969 ) `` Have a Little Talk with Myself '' ( 1970 ) `` Along Came Jones '' ( 1969 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' ( 1969 ) `` Have a Little Talk with Myself '' ( 1970 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' Single by Johnny Cash from the album The Johnny Cash Show B - side `` I 'm Gonna Try to Be That Way '' Released May 1970 Recorded 1969 Genre Country, folk Length 4 : 04 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Bob Johnston Johnny Cash singles chronology `` What Is Truth '' ( 1970 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' ( 1970 ) `` Flesh and Blood '' ( 1970 ) `` What Is Truth '' ( 1970 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' ( 1970 ) `` Flesh and Blood '' ( 1970 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' Comin ' Down '' is a song written by Kris Kristofferson that was popularized in 1969 by Ray Stevens before becoming a number one hit for Johnny Cash. Contents 1 History 2 Johnny Cash 's version 3 Other versions 4 Chart performance 4.1 Ray Stevens 4.2 Johnny Cash 5 References 6 External links History Stevens ' version of the song reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 81 on the Hot 100 pop chart in 1969. It also appeared on the author 's own album Kristofferson. Johnny Cash 's version The biggest success for the song came from the Johnny Cash performance, which had been taped live at the Ryman Auditorium during a taping of The Johnny Cash Show as part of a `` Ride This Train '' segment, with filmed background visuals showing a down and out wanderer roaming around the Public Square area of Shelbyville, Tennessee. Cash introduced the song with the following monologue : `` You know, not everyone who has been on ' the bum ' wanted it that way. The Great Depression of the 30 's set the feet of thousands of people -- farmers, city workers -- it set ' em to ridin ' the rails. My Daddy was one of those who hopped a freight train a couple of times to go and look for work. He was n't a bum. He was a hobo but he was n't a bum. I suppose we 've all... all of us ' been at one time or another ' drifter at heart ', and today like yesterday there 's many that are on that road headin ' out. Not searchin ' maybe for work, as much as for self - fulfillment, or understanding of their life... trying to find a * meaning * for their life. And they 're not hoppin ' freights much anymore. Instead they 're thumbin ' cars and diesel trucks along the highways from Maine to Mexico. And many who have drifted... including myself... have found themselves no closer to peace of mind than a dingy backroom, on some lonely Sunday morning, with it comin ' down all around you. '' With the monologue edited off, it would appear on the soundtrack LP The Johnny Cash Show the following year, as well as being issued as a single ( Columbia Records 4 - 45211 ). Cash 's version won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year in 1970 and hit number one on the country chart. Other versions It was included on Lynn Anderson 's 1970 album Rose Garden. Frankie Laine recorded a version for his 1977 British album Life is Beautiful. Shawn Mullins included a version on his 1998 album Soul 's Core. Crooked Fingers, fronted by Eric Bachmann of Archers of Loaf, had been playing the song in concert for years before recording it for their 2002 covers album Reservoir Songs. In 2006 the band Me First And The Gimme Gimmes included a version on their album Love Their Country. Jerry Lee Lewis recorded a version for his 2010 album Mean Old Man. Willie Nelson included it on his 1978 album Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson, and more recently it appeared on his 2011 album Remember Me, Vol. 1. Gretchen Wilson recorded her version of the song on the Kris Kristofferson tribute The Pilgrim : A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson in 2006 to celebrate Kristofferson 's 70th birthday. According to Kristofferson, Cash was told to change the line `` I 'm wishing Lord that I was stoned '' when he performed it on his TV show, but he refused to comply. In a 2013 interview, Kristofferson said the song `` opened up a whole lot of doors for me. So many people that I admired, admired it. Actually, it was the song that allowed me to quit working for a living. '' Chart performance Ray Stevens Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 55 US Billboard Hot 100 81 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 46 Canadian RPM Top Singles 59 Johnny Cash Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 46 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 13 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles 30 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 75. Jump up ^ `` Soul 's Core ''. Allmusic. Retrieved October 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Wilson Covers `` Sunday Morning Coming Down '' ``. CMT News. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 04. Jump up ^ Commentary on DVD release The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969 - 1971, Sony Columbia Legacy, 2007 Jump up ^ Kris Kristofferson On Writing For -- And Outliving -- His Idols Jump up ^ `` Ray Stevens -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Ray Stevens. Jump up ^ `` Ray Stevens -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Ray Stevens. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Cash -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Johnny Cash. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Cash -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Johnny Cash. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 44. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` There Must Be More to Love Than This '' by Jerry Lee Lewis Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single ( Johnny Cash version ) October 10 -- October 17, 1970 Succeeded by `` Run, Woman, Run '' by Tammy Wynette Preceded by `` All for the Love of Sunshine '' by Hank Williams, Jr. RPM Country Tracks number - one single ( Johnny Cash version ) October 17, 1970 Succeeded by `` There Must Be More to Love Than This '' by Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny Cash Studio albums With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest ! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song ! Now Here 's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire : The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I 'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. 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Question: who sang the song sunday morning coming down
Answer: written by Kris Kristofferson that was popularized in 1969 by Ray Stevens before becoming a number one hit for Johnny Cash.