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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Cbs/epic/wtg Records
Buy.com Sku: 60515952
UPC: 696998629028
UPC 14: 00696998629028
Release Date: 2/12/2002
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Hey Porter ~ Johnny Cash
2. Cry, Cry, Cry ~ Johnny Cash
3. I Walk The Line ~ Johnny Cash
4. Get Rhythm ~ Johnny Cash
5. There You Go ~ Johnny Cash
6. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen ~ Johnny Cash
7. Big River ~ Johnny Cash
8. Guess Things Happen That Way ~ Johnny Cash
9. All Over Again ~ Johnny Cash
10. Don't Take Your Guns To Town ~ Johnny Cash
11. Five Feet High And Rising ~ Johnny Cash
12. Rebel Johnny Yuma, The ~ Johnny Cash
13. Tennessee Flat Top Box ~ Johnny Cash
14. I Still Miss Someone ~ Johnny Cash
15. Ring Of Fire ~ Johnny Cash
16. Ballad Of Ira Hayes, The ~ Johnny Cash
17. Orange Blossom Special - (with Charlie McCoy/Boots Randolph/The Carter Family) ~ Johnny Cash
18. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) - (with The Carter Family) ~ Johnny Cash
Disc 2
Song Title
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1. It Ain't Me, Babe - (with June Carter Cash) ~ Johnny Cash
2. One On The Right Is On The Left, The ~ Johnny Cash
3. Jackson - (with June Carter Cash) ~ Johnny Cash
4. Folsom Prison Blues - (live) ~ Johnny Cash
5. Daddy Sang Bass ~ Johnny Cash
6. Girl From The North Country - (with Bob Dylan) ~ Johnny Cash
7. Boy Named Sue, A - (live) ~ Johnny Cash
8. If I Were A Carpenter - (with June Carter Cash) ~ Johnny Cash
9. Sunday Morning Coming Down ~ Johnny Cash
10. Flesh And Blood ~ Johnny Cash
11. Man In Black ~ Johnny Cash
12. Ragged Old Flag ~ Johnny Cash
13. One Piece At A Time ~ Johnny Cash
14. Riders In The Sky, (Ghost) ~ Johnny Cash
15. Song Of The Patriot - (with Marty Robbins) ~ Johnny Cash
16. Highwayman - (with Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings/Kris Kristofferson) ~ Johnny Cash
17. Night Hank Williams Came To Town, The - (with Waylon Jennings) ~ Johnny Cash
18. Wanderer, The - (with U2) ~ Johnny Cash
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel includes: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, The Carter Family, June Carter Cash, U2. |
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Producers include: Sam Phillips, Jack Clement, Don Law, Frank Jones, Bob Johnston. |
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Compilation producers: Nick Shaffran, Nedra Olds-Neal. |
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Recorded between May 1955 and May 1993. |
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All tracks have been digitally remastered. |
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Recording information: Dublin, Ireland (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Folsom Prison, Sacramento, CA (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Hendersonville, TN (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Hollywood, CA (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Los Angeles, CA (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Memphis, TN (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); Nashville, TN (05/??/1955-03/05/1993); San Quentin Prison, CA (05/??/1955-03/05/1993). |
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Photographers: Don Hunstein; Urve Kuusik; Sandy Speiser; Marvin Koner. |
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Arranger: Johnny Cash. |
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In the past, if you wanted a Johnny Cash compilation, you were basically confined by licensing issues, as Cash's seminal Sun recordings weren't generally available in the same place as his more eclectic Columbia output. THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH solves that problem, tying together the various eras of Cash's career on a generous 35-track, two-disc set. Accordingly, this anthology is damn near definitive. From the raw, sparse rockabilly flavor of "Hey Porter" and "Get Rhythm" to the gospel roots of "Where You There (When They Crucified My Lord," the first disc moves neatly through Cash's early career. |
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Disc two documents Cash's expansion into ever more varied stylistic avenues. Countrified covers of Bob Dylan ("It Ain't Me Babe") and Tim Hardin ("If I Were a Carpenter") exemplify his fascination with folk-rock. The socially conscious "Man in Black" and the patriotic "Ragged Old Flag" perfectly display the ostensibly conflicting sides of this complex artist's sensibilities. Album-closer "The Wanderer" finds Cash collaborating with U2, filling his role as icon to a whole new generation of artists. |
Musical Guests | |
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Willie Nelson |
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Bob Dylan |
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Kris Kristofferson |
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U2 |
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Waylon Jennings |
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Marty Robbins |
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June Carter Cash |
Artist Overview
Johnny Cash was part rockabilly rebel, part campfire storyteller, part outlaw in black. Cash made country and rockabilly history on the Sun label in the 1950s. During the '60s, the ruggedly charismatic Cash rose to superstardom, ending the decade with both his marriage to June Carter and his own television show. In the '90s, Cash began his highly successful and acclaimed AMERICAN RECORDINGS series, reaching a new audience with an amazingly diverse set of songs, ranging from traditional tunes to alternative rock covers. With his lean, angular sound and hearty, passionate baritone, Cash forged one of the most unique styles in all of popular music, one that delved into gospel, folk, and rock, but also remained the essence of country music. Four months after his wife died, Johnny Cash passed away on September 12, 2003. And in 2005, the Oscar-nominated biopic WALK THE LINE brought Cash's music and legend to his largest audience yet.
Artist Influences
Bob Wills | Carl Smith | Cowboy Copas | Dock Boggs | Ernest Tubb | Gene Autry | Hank Snow | Hank Williams | Jimmie Rodgers (Country) | John Lee Hooker | Leadbelly | Lefty Frizzell | Roy Acuff | Tex Ritter | The Carter Family | The Louvin Brothers | The Sons of the Pioneers | The Stoneman Family | The Swan Silvertones | Webb Pierce | Woody Guthrie
Bob Wills | Carl Smith | Cowboy Copas | Dock Boggs | Ernest Tubb | Gene Autry | Hank Snow | Hank Williams | Jimmie Rodgers (Country) | John Lee Hooker | Leadbelly | Lefty Frizzell | Roy Acuff | Tex Ritter | The Carter Family | The Louvin Brothers | The Sons of the Pioneers | The Stoneman Family | The Swan Silvertones | Webb Pierce | Woody Guthrie
Artist Contemporaries
Big Al Downing | Billy Edd Wheeler | Billy Lee Riley | Bob Dylan | Bobby Bare | Brenda Lee | Buck Owens | Carl Mann | Carl Perkins (Rockabilly) | Carl Smith | Carlene Carter | Charlie Feathers | Charlie Rich | Chris Isaak | Clint Black | Conway Twitty | Dave Dudley | David Allan Coe | Dick Curless | Dwight Yoakam | Ed Ames | Elvis Presley | Emmylou Harris | Faron Young | Flatt & Scruggs | George Jones | Henson Cargill | Jack Scott | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Reed | Jim Reeves | Jimmie Driftwood | Joe Ely | Johnny Burnette | Johnny Horton | Johnny Paycheck | Kitty Wells | Kris Kristofferson | Larry Gatlin | Little Jimmy Dickens | Loretta Lynn | Marty Robbins | Merle Haggard | Merle Kilgore | Patsy Cline | Porter Wagoner | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Rodney Crowell | Roger Miller (Country) | Rosanne Cash | Roy Orbison | Sleepy LaBeef | Stonewall Jackson | The Everly Brothers | The Highwaymen (Folk) | The Maddox Brothers & Rose | The Statler Brothers | Tommy Cash | Warren Smith (Percussion) | Waylon Jennings | Willie Nelson
Big Al Downing | Billy Edd Wheeler | Billy Lee Riley | Bob Dylan | Bobby Bare | Brenda Lee | Buck Owens | Carl Mann | Carl Perkins (Rockabilly) | Carl Smith | Carlene Carter | Charlie Feathers | Charlie Rich | Chris Isaak | Clint Black | Conway Twitty | Dave Dudley | David Allan Coe | Dick Curless | Dwight Yoakam | Ed Ames | Elvis Presley | Emmylou Harris | Faron Young | Flatt & Scruggs | George Jones | Henson Cargill | Jack Scott | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Reed | Jim Reeves | Jimmie Driftwood | Joe Ely | Johnny Burnette | Johnny Horton | Johnny Paycheck | Kitty Wells | Kris Kristofferson | Larry Gatlin | Little Jimmy Dickens | Loretta Lynn | Marty Robbins | Merle Haggard | Merle Kilgore | Patsy Cline | Porter Wagoner | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Rodney Crowell | Roger Miller (Country) | Rosanne Cash | Roy Orbison | Sleepy LaBeef | Stonewall Jackson | The Everly Brothers | The Highwaymen (Folk) | The Maddox Brothers & Rose | The Statler Brothers | Tommy Cash | Warren Smith (Percussion) | Waylon Jennings | Willie Nelson
Artist Followers
Arlo Guthrie | Billy Joe Shaver | Bob Dylan | Bobby Bare | Brooks & Dunn | Buffalo Springfield | C.W. McCall | Calexico | Charlie Daniels | Dave Alvin | Dave Dudley | Dave Edmunds | David Allan Coe | Eddie Rabbitt | Flogging Molly | Garth Brooks | George Strait | Gram Parsons | Grinderman | Guy Clark | Hank Williams III | Hasil Adkins | James McMurtry | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jimmy Buffett | Jo-El Sonnier | John Prine | Johnny Horton | Junior Brown | Kris Kristofferson | Marty Stuart | Meat Puppets | Merle Haggard | Michael Nesmith | Moby Grape | Moe Bandy | Neil Young | Nick Cave | Nick Lowe | Red Sovine | Richard Hawley | Rodney Crowell | Rosanne Cash | Shooter Jennings | Social Distortion | Steve Earle | Steve Young | The International Submarine Band | The Waco Brothers | The Walkabouts | Tom Petty | Tom T. Hall | Tompall Glaser | Uncle Tupelo | Waylon Jennings | X
Arlo Guthrie | Billy Joe Shaver | Bob Dylan | Bobby Bare | Brooks & Dunn | Buffalo Springfield | C.W. McCall | Calexico | Charlie Daniels | Dave Alvin | Dave Dudley | Dave Edmunds | David Allan Coe | Eddie Rabbitt | Flogging Molly | Garth Brooks | George Strait | Gram Parsons | Grinderman | Guy Clark | Hank Williams III | Hasil Adkins | James McMurtry | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jimmy Buffett | Jo-El Sonnier | John Prine | Johnny Horton | Junior Brown | Kris Kristofferson | Marty Stuart | Meat Puppets | Merle Haggard | Michael Nesmith | Moby Grape | Moe Bandy | Neil Young | Nick Cave | Nick Lowe | Red Sovine | Richard Hawley | Rodney Crowell | Rosanne Cash | Shooter Jennings | Social Distortion | Steve Earle | Steve Young | The International Submarine Band | The Waco Brothers | The Walkabouts | Tom Petty | Tom T. Hall | Tompall Glaser | Uncle Tupelo | Waylon Jennings | X
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
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Release Date : 02/12/2002 |
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Original Release Date : 2002 |
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Catalog ID : 86290 |
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Label : Columbia (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Mixed |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00696998629028 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (2/28/02, p.58)
- 4.5 stars out of 5- "...It's the intro to pick up today if you don't have one, and further proof that he's a man for all situations - emotional, political and cultural..."
- 4.5 stars out of 5- "...It's the intro to pick up today if you don't have one, and further proof that he's a man for all situations - emotional, political and cultural..."
Down Beat (June 2002, p.62)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...The true blue American wrapped in Old Glory..."
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...The true blue American wrapped in Old Glory..."
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