The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986 - 1991

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

Annotation

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Optimal Media GmbH
Made in Germany

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-27 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming
2▼CD: Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
#TitleRatingLength
1The Big Light
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
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 Big Light
writer:
Elvis Costello
2:42
2The Ballad of Barbara
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Ballad of Barbara (from 1986-09-04 until 1987-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
4:22
3I’d Rather Have You
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’d Rather Have You
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:11
4Let Him Roll
cover recording of:
Let Him Roll
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
Sunbury Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
4:29
5The 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)
53:25
6Sixteen Tons
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
3.752:45
7Letters From Home
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1986-10-02)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1986-10-02), Jim Soldi (US country guitarist and producer) (on 1986-10-02) and Marty Stuart (on 1986-10-02)
instruments:
Robert Bianco (on 1986-10-02) and Jack Clement (on 1986-10-02)
keyboard:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (on 1986-10-02)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1986-10-02)
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-10-02)
recording of:
A Letter From Home (on 1986-10-02)
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter and Lorene Donnelly Dean
33:20
8W. Lee O’Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys)
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
W. Lee O’Daniel and the Light Crust Dough Boys
lyricist and composer:
James Talley
2:45
9Heavy Metal (Don’t Mean Rock and Roll to Me)
cover recording of:
Heavy Metal (Don’t Mean Rock and Roll to Me)
writer:
Guy Clark and Jim McBride (US country songwriter)
2:49
10My Ship Will Sail
assistant producer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa (Jack Clement's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
My Ship Will Sail
writer:
Allen Reynolds
publisher:
Jack Music, Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:45
3▶CD: Water From the Wells of Home
4▶CD: Classic Cash
5▶CD: Classic Cash: Early Mixes
6▶CD: Boom Chicka Boom
7▶CD: The Mystery of Life