The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983)

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

Tracklist

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1Don'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 (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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.
43:04
2The Ballad of Boot Hill
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:36
3The 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
The Rebel (on 1959-08-14)
writer:
Andrew Fenady and Richard Markowitz
1:53
4The Big Battle
recording of:
The Big Battle
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
4:06
5When the Roses Bloom Again
cover recording of:
I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again
writer:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) and Gus Edwards
2:37
6The 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
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 1964)
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Ira Hayes (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
recording of:
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
44:10
7The Legend of John Henry's Hammer
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
The Legend of John Henry's Hammer
lyricist and composer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
48:27
8Dark as a Dungeon
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-11-12)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon (on 1963-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:29
9The 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
43:07
10I 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
1125 Minutes to Go
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-12)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-12)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-12)
mandocello:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-12) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-12)
recording of:
25 Minutes to Go (on 1965-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
3:13
12The Wall
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-18)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
The Wall (on 1964-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:11
13Busted
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
Busted
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
42:19
14Bad 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)
2:56
15Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog
cover recording of:
Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:08
16Orange 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
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20)
instruments:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20)
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 1965)
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
43:08
17Ring 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
18Understand Your Man
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)
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 1964)
recording of:
Understand Your Man (1964 song)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:44
19Jackson
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
42:47
20Blistered
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-09-10)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
cover recording of:
Blistered (on 1969-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Edd Wheeler
2:23
21See Ruby Fall
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-08-20)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
See Ruby Fall (on 1969-08-20)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Orbison
2:52
22Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station
recording of:
Cisco Clifton's Filling Station
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:43
23Daddy 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?
32:20
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