Every Song Tells a Story

~ Release by Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
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 Cash4.852:45
2Medley: Funny How Time Slips Away / Crazy / Night Life
medley including a recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
medley including a recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
medley including a recording of:
Night Life (Willie Nelson)
writer:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Co., Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Glad Music Publishing (in 1962)
Willie Nelson8:32
3Don’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 Cash43:04
4Family Bible
cover recording of:
Family Bible
lyricist:
Willie Nelson
composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
previously attributed to:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Claude Gray (American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP and Pappy Daily Music
Willie Nelson3:12
5I Still Miss Someone
recording of:
I Still Miss Someone
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 Cash2:37
6Me and Paul
engineer:
Al Pachucki
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Roy "Junior" Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey) (on 1971-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-05-04)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1971-05-04)
guitar:
David Zettner (on 1970-05-04), Pete Wade, Jr. (on 1971-05-04) and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-05-04)
organ and piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1971-05-04)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1971-05-04)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1971-05-04)
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 2003)
recording of:
Me and Paul (on 1971-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
EMI Full Nelson Music
Willie Nelson43:50
7Flesh and Blood
recording of:
Flesh and Blood
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1970)
Johnny Cash2:37
8Always on My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
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 1981, in 1982, in 2003) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
recording of:
Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Willie Nelson4.653:33
9(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
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 Cash43:46
10On the Road Again
recorded in:
Austin, Texas, United States (in 1979)
engineer and mixer:
Bradley Hartman
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979)
guitar:
Johnny Gimble (in 1979), Willie Nelson (in 1979) and Jody Payne (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
percussion:
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
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 2003)
engineered at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 471)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Full Nelson Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Willie Nelson4.152:38
11Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (“The Duets” from the Highwaymen Sessions)
cover recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson3:47
12Jim, I Wore a Tie Today (“The Duets” from the Highwaymen Sessions)
cover recording of:
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson3:23
13Commited to Parkview (“The Duets” from the Highwaymen Sessions)
recording of:
Committed to Parkview
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson3:21
14The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over (“The Duets” from the Highwaymen Sessions)
cover recording of:
The Twentieth Century is Almost Over
writer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
publisher:
Big Ears Music (publisher), Big Ears Music, Inc. and Red Pajamas Music, Inc.
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson3:35
15The Human Condition (“The Duets” from the Highwaymen Sessions)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1985-01)
producer:
Chips Moman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
The Human Condition (in 1985-01)
writer:
J. R. Cobb and Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Chips Moman Music
Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson2:22