Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Letter Edged In Black, The ~ Johnny Cash |  |
| 2. There's A Mother Always waiting At Home ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 3. Engineer's Dying Child, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 4. My Mother Was A Lady ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 5. Winding Stream, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 6. Far Away Places ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 7. Galway Bay ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 8. When I Stop Dreaming ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 9. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 10. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 11. Missouri Waltz ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 12. Louisiana Man ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 13. Paradise ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 14. I Don't Believe You Wanted To Leave ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 15. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 16. Saginaw, Michigan ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 17. When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below) ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 18. Girl In Saskatoon ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 19. Cremation Of Sam McGee, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 20. Tiger Whitehead ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 21. It's All Over ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 22. Fast Song, A ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 23. Virgie ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 24. I Wanted So ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 25. It Takes One To Know Me ~ Johnny Cash | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Seal It In My Heart And Mind ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 2. Wildwood In The Pines ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 3. Who At My Door Is Standing ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 4. Have Thine Own Way Lord ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 5. Lights Of Magdala ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 6. If Jesus Ever Loved A Woman ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 7. Lily Of The Valley, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 8. Have A Drink Of Water ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 9. Way Worn Traveler, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 10. Look Unto The East ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 11. Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door) ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 12. House Is Falling Down, The ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 13. One Of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 14. What On Earth (Will You Do For Heavan's Sake) ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 15. My Children Walk In Truth ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 16. No Earthly Good ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 17. Sanctified ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 18. Lord, Lord, Lord ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 19. What Is Man ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 20. Over The Next Hill (We'll Be Home) ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 21. Half A Mile A Day, A ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 22. Farther Along ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 23. Life's RailwayTo Heaven ~ Johnny Cash | |
| 24. In The Sweet Bye And Bye ~ Johnny Cash | |
Deep within the House of Cash, Johnny Cashs recording studio, office suite, and museum in Hendersonville, Tennessee, behind the studios control room, was a small vault-like space in which many of his most prized possessions were stored. A collection of rare firearms dating back to the 18th Century, some personal effects of Jimmie Rodgers, artwork and letters from fans all over the world and much more was carefully arranged and locked away for safekeeping. Then there were the tapes. Hundreds of them. Demos from songwriters, album masters, multi-tracks of the ABC television series, and some boxes marked simply Personal File. These are Johnnys most intimate sessions, recorded mostly in 1973 and then subsequently at his leisure. Just a lone voice and an acoustic guitar, singing songs and telling stories about them. A concept that has since come to be thought of as revelatory but, as is evident in this stunning new set, is something Johnny Cash had been doing all alongif only for his personal file. This 2-CD collection features 49 previously unreleased recordings.
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Released less than three years after Johnny Cash's passing in 2003, Legacy's two-disc PERSONAL FILE collection presents a wealth of previously unreleased material. Although the country legend recorded some of these 49 songs (including "Tiger Whitehead" and "No Earthly Good") on other occasions, the sessions here primarily showcase the Man in Black playing for his own satisfaction in the House of Cash studio, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. While the spare tunes clearly point to Cash's lauded 1990s comeback, they were cut between '73 and '82, a time when his musical career was on the wane, but he was still well known for his television appearances and evangelical work. | | With no record company pressure to cater to the prevailing sound of the time, Cash sounds completely assured and at ease on these bare-bones tracks, whether covering the Louvin Brothers ("When I Stop Dreaming"), taking on traditional tunes ("Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"), or offering up rare originals ("It's All Over," "I Wanted So"), his bold, unmistakable baritone voice always at the fore. Though this intimate set is primarily geared toward devoted Cash fans, the performances on PERSONAL FILE, which often include spoken introductions, are so charming that those less familiar with the Man in Black will also find much to enjoy. |
Producer: Gregg Geller; John Carter Cash; Lou Robin |
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