American Recordings

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Recorded in Rick's living room and Johnny Cash's cabin except "Tennessee stud" and "The man who couldn't cry" recorded live at The Viper Room.
Reissue pressed by UML.

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-26 09:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Delia's Gone
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Delia's Gone
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Karl Silbersdorf and Dick Toops
42:18
2Let the Train Blow the Whistle
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Let the Train Blow the Whistle
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:16
3The Beast in Me
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
The Beast in Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
The Beast in Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
4.252:46
4Drive On
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Drive On
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
4.352:24
5Why Me Lord
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Why Me
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
recording of:
Why Me
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
42:21
6Thirteen
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Thirteen
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Danzig
4.252:30
7Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
composer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
version of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)
cover recording of:
Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
composer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
version of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)
43:53
8Bird on a Wire
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Bird on the Wire
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Bird on the Wire
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.354:02
9Tennessee Stud
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1993-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recorded at:
The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1993-12-03)
live cover recording of:
Tennessee Stud (on 1993-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
4.22:55
10Down There by the Train
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Down There by the Train
lyricist and composer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
45:35
11Redemption
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Redemption
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
4.353:04
12Like a Soldier
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Like a Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:50
13The Man Who Couldn't Cry
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recorded at:
The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California, United States
live cover recording of:
The Man Who Couldn’t Cry
lyricist and composer:
Loudon Wainwright III
4.355:01