The Real... Johnny Cash

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Tracklist

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1I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
4.152:46
2Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
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
4.352:50
3Cry! Cry! Cry!
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
3.652:29
4Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
42:14
5Guess Things Happen That Way
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-04-09)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-04-09)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-04-09)
background vocals:
Bill Busby (in 1958-05), George Evans (barbershop tenor vocalist) (in 1958-05), Dave LaBonte (in 1958-05) and Wally Singleton (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09, in 1958-05)
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (from 1958-04-09 until 1958-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
3.81:49
6Rock Island Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1957)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1957)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1957)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
3.752:10
7Home of the Blues
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-07-01)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-07-01)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-07-01)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-08-01), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-08-01), Lee Holt (on 1957-08-01), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-08-01), Nita Smith (on 1957-08-01) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-08-01)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-01, on 1957-08-01)
recording of:
Home of the Blues (from 1957-07-01 until 1957-08-01)
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
32:41
8Don'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.
43:03
9The Shepherd of My Heart
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)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
cover recording of:
Shepherd of My Heart
writer:
Jenny Lou Carson
2:12
10I'd Rather Die Young
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)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
cover recording of:
I’d Rather Die Young (on 1958-08-13)
writer:
Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn and Randy Wood (producer)
2:31
11It Was Jesus
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-24)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-07-24)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Morris Palmer (US session drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
It Was Jesus (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Songs of Cash, Inc.
2:06
12Lead Me Gently Home
cover recording of:
Lead Me Gently Home, Father
lyricist and composer:
William L. Thompson
2:00
13Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1959-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1959-01-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1959-01-13)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1959-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (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:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (on 1959-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
1:53
14Drink to Me
recording of:
Drink to Me
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:55
15Five Feet High and Rising
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
producer:
Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
live recording of:
Five Feet High and Rising (on 1959-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
arrangement of:
Wo ist Zuhause, Mama
3.651:47
16It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
cover recording of:
It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
lyricist and composer:
Vic McAlpin
1:50
17Loading Coal
cover recording of:
Loading Coal
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
5:01
18Going to Memphis
recording of:
Going to Memphis (Johnny Cash arrangement)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Hollie “Bull” Dew (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
4:24
19When Papa Played the Dobro
recording of:
When Papa Played the Dobro
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:56
20Seasons of My Heart
cover recording of:
Seasons of My Heart
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:32
21I Feel Better All Over
recording of:
I Feel Better All Over
writer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) and Leon Smith (1950s/'60s Rock & Roll artist)
2:05
22Honky-Tonk Girl
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Girl
composer:
Chuck Harding and Hank Thompson
1:59
23He'll Understand and Say Well Done
cover recording of:
He’ll Understand and Say Well Done
writer:
Roger Wilson (songwriter)
2:26
24God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away
cover recording of:
God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
2:49
25My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)
cover recording of:
My God Is Real (Yes, He Is Real) (hymn)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Morris (organ player, 1917–1988)
2:00
26Time Changes Everything
cover recording of:
Time Changes Everything
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
1:50
27I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
cover recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
2:40
28Taller Than Trees
cover recording of:
Taller Than Trees
lyricist and composer:
Lee Ferebee
1:52
29I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone
recording of:
I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:00
30Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)
cover recording of:
Why Do You Punish Me
writer:
Erwin King
2:19