Sold Out of Flagpoles

"Sold Out of Flagpoles"
Single by Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three
from the album One Piece at a Time
B-side	"Mountain Lady"
Released	1976 (1976)[1]
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia 3-10381
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Cash
Producer(s)	Charlie Bragg, Don Davis[2]
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three singles chronology
"One Piece at a Time" (1976) "Sold Out of Flagpoles" (1976) "It's All Over" (1976)
Audio
"Sold Out of Flagpoles" on YouTube

"Sold Out of Flagpoles" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1976 studio album One Piece at a Time.

Released as the second and last^{[citation needed]} single from the album,^[2][3][4] the song reached number 29 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of August 28, 1976.^[5][6] The B-side contained the song "Mountain Lady" from the same album.

Content

It is a story song.^[7]

Track listing

(Columbia 3-10381, 1976)^[2]No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Sold Out of Flagpoles"J. R. Cash2:362."Mountain Lady"J. R. Cash2:43

Studio albums

1950s	Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! The Fabulous Johnny Cash Hymns by Johnny Cash Songs of Our Soil

1960s	Ride This Train Now, There Was a Song! Hymns from the Heart The Sound of Johnny Cash Blood, Sweat and Tears The Christmas Spirit I Walk the Line Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter From Sea to Shining Sea The Holy Land

1970s

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Any Old Wind That Blows Johnny Cash and His Woman Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me The Johnny Cash Children's Album Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad The Rambler I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver A Believer Sings the Truth

1980s	Rockabilly Blues Classic Christmas The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Highwayman Rainbow Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming Heroes Believe in Him Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash Water from the Wells of Home

1990s	Highwayman 2 Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life Country Christmas American Recordings The Road Goes on Forever American II: Unchained

2000–2020s	American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars Songwriter

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