The Collection

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Ring 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
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1963, in 1977)
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
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
4.32:38
2Jackson
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
live cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
cover recording of:
Jackson
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
42:46
3A 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 (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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
4.53:47
4It 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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)
3:03
5In the Jailhouse Now
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1978)
2:23
6Daddy 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 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?
recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
32:21
7Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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
2.654:08
8Bad News
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) (in 1964) and Don Law (in 1964)
recording of:
Bad News
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
2:57
9Kate
cover recording of:
Kate
writer:
Marty Robbins
2:19
10The Battle of New Orleans
recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
2:23
11Without Love
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
32:31
12Tennessee Flat-Top Box
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box (on 1963-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
3:00
13Forty Shades of Green
2:56
14The Long Black Veil
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-17)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
The Long Black Veil (on 1964-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
recording of:
The Long Black Veil
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
43:06
15The Blizzard
cover recording of:
The Blizzard
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
3:53
16Casey Jones
cover recording of:
Casey Jones
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
3:03
17Down the Road I Go
recording of:
Down the Road I Go
lyricist and composer:
Don Williams (country singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Jewel Mus. Pub. Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:26
18Green, Green Grass of Home (live)
live cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
2:30
19Johnny 99
cover recording of:
Johnny 99
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
3:35
▼ CD 2
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1Man 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
recording of:
Man in Black (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3.352:54
2A Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
A Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
22:33
3Gone Girl
recording of:
Gone Girl
writer:
Jack Clement and J. de Nijs (Dutch singer / songwriter)
3:10
4I 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
5Rosanna's Going Wild
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-10-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
Rosanna's Going Wild (on 1967-10-02)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter), Anita Carter and Helen Carter (country singer)
2:00
6Any Old Wind That Blows
cover recording of:
Any Old Wind That Blows
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
2:47
7Oney
cover recording of:
Oney
writer:
Jerry Chesnut
3:06
8Old Shep
recording of:
Old Shep
publisher:
Clyde Julian Foley (US country music musician) (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Willis Arthur (lyricist)
composer:
Clyde Julian Foley (US country music musician)
publisher:
Westpar Music
2:23
9The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
cover recording of:
The L & N Don’t Stop Here Any More
lyricist and composer:
Jean Ritchie
publisher:
Jonathan B. Pickow Trust
3:15
10Hit the Road and Go
recording of:
Hit the Road and Go
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:42
11The Lady Came From Baltimore
recording of:
The Lady Came From Baltimore
writer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music
2:45
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1976)
recorded at:
House Of Cash Recording Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
44:03
13The Last Gunfighter Ballad
cover recording of:
The Last Gunfighter Ballad
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
Sunbury Music, Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1976)
2:49
14The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over
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.
3:44
15I Wish I Was Crazy Again
recording of:
I Wish I Was Crazy Again
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
publisher:
Hall-Clement Publications
2:45
16Texas
2:42
17Song 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 (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
Song of the Patriot (on 1980-03-18)
writer:
Shirl Milete and Marty Robbins
3:29
18That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (live)
live recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Jimmy Long
3:03
19San Quentin (live)
live recording of:
San Quentin
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:50