The Essential Johnny Cash: Limited Edition 3.0

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Tracklist

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1Hey Porter
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-03-22)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-03-22)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-03-22)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-03-22)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.52:14
2Cry! Cry! Cry!
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash3.652:24
3I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:44
4Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash42:14
5There You Go
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-05-08)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-05-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-05-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-08)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash32:17
6Ballad of a Teenage Queen
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12, on 1957-11-22)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (from 1957-11-12 until 1957-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash4.52:11
7Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash3.252:31
8Guess Things Happen That Way
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-04-09)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-04-09)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-04-09)
background vocals:
Bill Busby (in 1958-05), George Evans (barbershop tenor vocalist) (in 1958-05), Dave LaBonte (in 1958-05) and Wally Singleton (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09, in 1958-05)
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (from 1958-04-09 until 1958-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash3.81:50
9All Over Again
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-08)
producer:
Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-08)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recording of:
All Over Again (on 1958-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash42:12
10Don't Take Your Guns to Town
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash43:03
11Five Feet High and Rising
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
producer:
Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
live recording of:
Five Feet High and Rising (on 1959-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
arrangement of:
Wo ist Zuhause, Mama
Johnny Cash3.651:46
12The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-08-14)
producer:
Don Law
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
The Rebel (on 1959-08-14)
writer:
Andrew Fenady and Richard Markowitz
Johnny Cash41:52
13Tennessee Flat-Top Box
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box (on 1961-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
Johnny Cash42:59
14I Still Miss Someone
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
I Still Miss Someone (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash42:35
15Ring of Fire
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
piano:
Bill Pursell
trumpet:
Bill McElhiney
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals and performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963, in 1977)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 388)
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash4.252:36
16The Ballad of Ira Hayes
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
flute:
Rufus Long
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist), Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Ira Hayes (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
Johnny Cash44:08
17Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Ray Edenton
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Johnny Cash43:07
18Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-21)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Marshall Grant (from 1962-08-21 until 1968-08-21)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-08-21)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-08-21)
five-string banjo [five-string banjo lute]:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-08-21)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1962-08-21)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord (on 1962-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Johnny Cash with The Carter Family33:52
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1It Ain't Me, Babe
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-27)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
adaptations:
En minä joku toinen
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash4.53:03
2The One on the Right Is on the Left
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-11-29)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
The One on the Right Is on the Left (on 1965-11-29)
writer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
The One on the Right Is on the Left
writer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash52:48
3Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
live cover recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash42:45
4Folsom Prison Blues (live)
additional producer:
Bob Irwin
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-01-13)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-01-13)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-01-13) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-01-13)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California, United States (on 1968-01-13)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 164)
live recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1968-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.852:44
5Daddy Sang Bass
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Johnny Cash3.52:21
6Girl From the North Country
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-02-18)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
guest vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1969-02-18)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Girl From the North Country (on 1969-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash3.93:42
7A Boy Named Sue (live)
engineer:
Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) and Bob Wootton
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, United States (on 1969-02-24)
live recording of:
A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash4.43:47
8If I Were a Carpenter
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-08-20)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
additional vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter (on 1969-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Faithful Virtue Music
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash42:59
9Sunday Morning Coming Down (live)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-07-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 6)
live cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (on 1970-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash2.754:10
10Flesh and Blood
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-10-08)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass guitar:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943), Anita Carter, Helen Carter (country singer), Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
The Tennessee Three
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
Flesh and Blood (on 1970-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1970)
Johnny Cash42:36
11Man in Black
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-16)
producer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1971-02-16)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (on 1971-02-16)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1971)
recording of:
Man in Black (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash3.52:52
12Ragged Old Flag
recorded in:
Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States (on 1974-01-28)
producer:
Charlie Bragg and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
acoustic guitar and spoken vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1974-01-28)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1974-01-28)
bass:
Joe Allen (US country songwriter & bassist) (on 1974-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1974-01-28)
guitar:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1974-01-28)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1974-01-28)
piano:
Charles Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer) (on 1974-01-28)
background vocals:
The Oak Ridge Boys (on 1974-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974)
recording of:
Ragged Old Flag (on 1974-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash33:09
13One Piece at a Time
engineer:
Charlie Bragg, Chuck Bragg, Danny Jones (engineer) and Roger Tucker (engineer)
producer:
Charlie Bragg and Don Davis (American country guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
House Of Cash Recording Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States (on 1976-03-05)
cover recording of:
One Piece at a Time (on 1976-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash44:01
14(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1979-03-27)
producer:
Brian Ahern
banjo [banjo-lute] and mandocello:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall Grant (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
French horn:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jack Clement (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jerry Hensley (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jack Routh (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
hammered dulcimer:
Alisa Jones (US hammered dulcimer player) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
percussion:
Mark Morris (drummer & percussionist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
trumpet:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jan Howard (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1979-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Johnny Cash4.253:45
15Song of the Patriot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1980-03-18)
producer:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1980-03-18)
bass:
Joe Allen (US country songwriter & bassist) (on 1980-03-18)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1980-03-18)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (on 1980-03-18)
flute:
Rufus Long (on 1980-03-18)
guitar:
David Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1980-03-18), Jerry Hensley (on 1980-03-18), Jack Routh (on 1980-03-18) and Marty Stuart (on 1980-03-18)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (on 1980-03-18)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Marty Robbins (on 1980-03-18)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1980-03-18)
performer:
Marty Robbins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
Song of the Patriot (on 1980-03-18)
writer:
Shirl Milete (country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter) and Marty Robbins
Johnny Cash & Marty Robbins43:29
16Highwayman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Waylon Jennings (US country musician), Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.453:03
17The Night Hank Williams Came to Town
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
spoken vocals:
Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
performer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Night Hank Williams Came to Town
writer:
Bobby Braddock and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings53:24
18The Wanderer
producer:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans), Brian Eno and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
additional synthesizer:
Brian Eno
electronic instruments:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
synthesizer and background vocals:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
guest lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1993) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1993)
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U2 & Johnny Cash2.754:44
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1What Do I Care
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-24)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
What Do I Care (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:09
2I Got Stripes
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
I Got Stripes (on 1959-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
is based on:
On a Monday
2:05
3Understand Your Man
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-11-12)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Understand Your Man (1964 song) (on 1963-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:44
4What Is Truth
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-03-09)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
What Is Truth? (on 1970-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
42:39
5Oney
recorded in:
Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-06-05)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
cover recording of:
Oney (on 1972-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
3:06
6Any Old Wind That Blows
recorded in:
Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-10-12)
cover recording of:
Any Old Wind That Blows (on 1972-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
2:47
7A Thing Called Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-08-18)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
recording of:
A Thing Called Love (on 1971-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
2:34
8Without Love
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12) and Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1979-12)
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Without Love (in 1979-12)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
2:29

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art direction and design:Lisa Sparagano
photography:Frank Bez
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Marvin Koner
Michael Ochs Archives
Sandy Speiser
Urve Koosik
liner notes:Bono (singer of U2)
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
Rosanne Cash
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
Cory Taylor "Number Eight"
Elvis Costello
Rodney Crowell
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
Al Gore (politician)
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Kirk Hammett
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Kris Kristofferson
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
Shelby Lynne
Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
Matt "sPaG" McDonough
Dave Matthews (of Dave Matthews Band)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
John Mellencamp
Willie Nelson
Tom Petty
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
Tim Robbins
Henry Rollins
Shawn Crahan "Number Six"
Sam Shepard
Billy Bob Thornton
Tom Waits
Trisha Yearwood
producer:Nedra Olds‐Neal
Nick Shaffran
mastering:Seth Foster
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
manufactured by and distributed by:Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:Limited Edition 3.0 (Sony “The Essential...” subseries) (order: 9)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5110984 [info]
ASIN:US: B001B9ZVZS [info]