The Last Gunfighter Ballad is Johnny Cash's 50th studio album, released in January 1977. The title comes from the title track, written by Guy Clark, which tells the story of an aging gunslinger in the Old West.
The album was produced by Don Davis and recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville. It includes a mix of original songs and covers, featuring a collaboration with June Carter Cash on the song 'I'm a Drifter'.
The record peaked at number 29 on the Billboard country albums chart. The cover art shows Cash with a guitar and a desert landscape, evoking the theme of the lone gunslinger.