Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1A Thing Called Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-08-18)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
cover recording of:
A Thing Called Love (on 1971-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
22:33
2Kate
cover recording of:
Kate
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:18
3Bonanza
recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Livingston & Evans Inc. (ASCAP) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
2:19
4Wanted Man
recording of:
Wanted Man
lyricist:
Bob Dylan
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan)
2:50
5I 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
2:04
6The Chicken in Black
recording of:
The Chicken in Black
writer:
Gary Lee Gentry
3:00
7Hey Porter
recording of:
Hey, Porter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
2:20
8I Walk the Line
bass guitar:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943), Anita Carter, Helen Carter (country singer), Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
The Tennessee Three
recording of:
I Walk the Line (in 1970)
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)
32:36
9Big River
recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
2:18
10All Over Again
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-08)
producer:
Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-08)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-08)
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)
recording of:
All Over Again (on 1958-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:13
11Don’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
12Five 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
13The Rebel Johnny Yuma
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-08-14)
producer:
Don Law
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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 1961)
cover recording of:
The Rebel (on 1959-08-14)
writer:
Andrew Fenady and Richard Markowitz
41:52
14Forty Shades of Green
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 1961)
recording of:
40 Shades of Green
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:55
15Tennessee Flat‐Top Box
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
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 1961)
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box (on 1961-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
42:59
16I Still Miss Someone
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:
I Still Miss Someone (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
42:35
17Ring of Fire
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
piano:
Bill Pursell
trumpet:
Bill McElhiney
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals and performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
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 1963, in 1977)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 388)
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
4.252:36
18Understand Your Man
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1963-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1963-11-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1963-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1963-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1963-11-12)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1963-11-12)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-11-12)
trumpet:
Karl Garvin (Nashville-based Jazz trumpet player) (on 1963-11-12) and Bill McElhiney (on 1963-11-12)
background vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) (on 1963-11-12), The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1963-11-12), Anita Carter (on 1963-11-12), Helen Carter (country singer) (on 1963-11-12) and Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1963-11-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) (in 1964) and Don Law (in 1964)
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 1964)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-11-12)
recording of:
Understand Your Man (1964 song) (on 1963-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
42:43
19The Ballad of Ira Hayes
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
flute:
Rufus Long
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist), Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
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 1964)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Ira Hayes (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
44:08
20Were You There? (When They Crucified My Lord)
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:48
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distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and 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 2002)