Blistered

{{Infobox song

| name = Blistered

| image = Blistered by Johnny Cash US vinyl single.png

| alt =

| caption = Side A of US vinyl single

| type = single

| artist = Johnny Cash

| album = Hello, I'm Johnny Cash

| B-side = See Ruby Fall

| released = October 1969

| format =

| recorded = 1969

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country, rock and roll

| length = 2:25

| label = Columbia

| writer = Billy Ed Wheeler

| producer = Bob Johnston

| prev_title = Get Rhythm

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = If I Were a Carpenter

| next_year = 1969

}}

"Blistered" is a song recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. It was released in October 1969 as the first single from his album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite web |title=Johnny Cash singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=johnny-cash-p1548/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |access-date=25 March 2011}} It also reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles for January 10, 1970 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6098&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=asr9e524nssv6cvm3mqmdta226 |work=RPM |access-date=25 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025326/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6098&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=asr9e524nssv6cvm3mqmdta226 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} The song was written by Billy Ed Wheeler.

"Blistered" was also featured as an album track on "And Then Along Comes...The Association" (Valiant Records, June, 1966). This version featured Russ Giguere on vocals and had a quick-tempo rock and roll sound.

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1969–1970)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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References