The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983)

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Folsom 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
4.852:42
2Cocaine Blues (live)
live cover recording of:
Cocaine Blues (T.J. Arnall version)
lyricist and composer:
T.J. Arnall
version of:
Little Sadie
2:46
3San Quentin (live)
live recording of:
San Quentin
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:34
4A Boy Named Sue (live)
engineer:
Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
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
4.43:48
5Wanted Man
recording of:
Wanted Man
lyricist:
Bob Dylan
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan)
2:52
6Singin’ in Vietnam Talkin’ Blues
recording of:
Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
32:58
7Man 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)
3.52:54
8What 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
9Flesh and Blood
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
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1970)
42:37
10Sunday Morning Coming Down
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
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 6)
live cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
2.754:08
11Oney
cover recording of:
Oney
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
3:05
12One 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
cover recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
44:03
13Hit the Road and Go
recording of:
Hit the Road and Go
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:42
14Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)
producer:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist)
recording of:
Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:21
15I Will Rock and Roll With You
recording of:
I Will Rock and Roll With You
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:52
16No Expectations
cover recording of:
No Expectations
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Gideon Music (publisher)
3:12
17(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
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 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
4.253:48
18Bull Rider
recording of:
Bull Rider
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
3:10
19Highway Patrolman
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Highway Patrolman
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
recording of:
Highway Patrolman
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
45:22
20After the Ball
recording of:
After the Ball
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:02
21Without Love
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
32:30
22The Last Time
producer:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist)
recording of:
The Last Time
lyricist and writer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:16
23I’m Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:00