The Heart of Cash

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1I 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)
4.152:42
A2Lumberjack
cover recording of:
Lumberjack
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
2:48
A3Five 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
3.651:49
A4I 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
2:02
A5Green. Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
2:18
B1Why Do You Punish Me
cover recording of:
Why Do You Punish Me
writer:
Erwin King
2:21
B2Frankie’s Man, Johnny
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Morris Palmer (US session drummer) (on 1958-08-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-08)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1958-08-08)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-08)
cover recording of:
Frankie’s Man, Johnny (Johnny Cash arr.) (on 1958-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
2:19
B3Certain Kinda Hurtin’
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
A Certain Kinda Hurtin’ (on 1965-06-11)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:05
B4Mean as Hell
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-18)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
Mean as Hell (on 1965-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:08
B5Locomotive Man
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-26)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1960-11-26)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1960-11-26)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1960-11-26)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1960-11-26) and Johnny Western (on 1960-11-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-11-26)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1960-11-26) and Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-11-26)
recording of:
Locomotive Man (on 1960-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:48
C1Folsom 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
C2Don’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.
43:04
C3Matador
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-06-13)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
The Matador (on 1963-06-13)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:49
C4The 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
43:10
C5Sons of Katie Elder
cover recording of:
The Sons of Katie Elder
lyricist:
Ernie Sheldon
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
2:39
D1The Ballad of Boot Hill
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:35
D2Happiness Is You
recording of:
Happiness Is You
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:57
D3When I’ve Learned
cover recording of:
When I've Learned
writer:
Ray Baker (producer, likely from Nashville, TN), Buddy Killen and Delbert Wilson
2:45
D4Girl in Saskatoon
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-26)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1960-11-26)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1960-11-26)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1960-11-26)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1960-11-26) and Johnny Western (on 1960-11-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-11-26)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1960-11-26) and Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-11-26)
recording of:
Girl in Saskatoon (on 1960-11-26)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Johnny Horton
2:16
D5Ancient History
cover recording of:
Ancient History
writer:
Irene Stanton and Wayne Walker
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:18