The Essential Johnny Cash: Limited Edition 3.0

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hey Porter
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-03-22)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-03-22)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-03-22)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
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 (on 1955-03-22)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.52:14
2Cry! 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)
Johnny Cash3.652:24
3I 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)
Johnny Cash4.152:44
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
Johnny Cash42:14
5There You Go
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-05-08)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-05-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-05-08)
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 1956-05-08)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash32:17
6Ballad of a Teenage Queen
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
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 1957-11-12, on 1957-11-22)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (from 1957-11-12 until 1957-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash4.52:11
7Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
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.
Johnny Cash3.252:31
8Guess 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
Johnny Cash3.81:50
9All 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)
Johnny Cash42:12
10Don'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.
Johnny Cash43:03
11Five 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
Johnny Cash3.651:46
12The 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
Johnny Cash41:52
13Tennessee 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
Johnny Cash42:59
14I 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.
Johnny Cash42:35
15Ring 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
Johnny Cash4.252:36
16The 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
Johnny Cash44:08
17Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
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 Ray Edenton
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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 1965)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Johnny Cash43:07
18Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-21)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Marshall Grant (from 1962-08-21 until 1968-08-21)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-08-21)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-08-21)
five-string banjo [five-string banjo lute]:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-08-21)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1962-08-21)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
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 1962) and 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:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord (on 1962-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Johnny Cash with The Carter Family33:52
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Lisa Sparagano
photography:Frank Bez
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Marvin Koner
Michael Ochs Archives
Sandy Speiser
Urve Koosik
liner notes:Bono (singer of U2)
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
Rosanne Cash
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
Cory Taylor "Number Eight"
Elvis Costello
Rodney Crowell
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
Al Gore (politician)
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Kirk Hammett
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Kris Kristofferson
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
Shelby Lynne
Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
Matt "sPaG" McDonough
Dave Matthews (of Dave Matthews Band)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
John Mellencamp
Willie Nelson
Tom Petty
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
Tim Robbins
Henry Rollins
Shawn Crahan "Number Six"
Sam Shepard
Billy Bob Thornton
Tom Waits
Trisha Yearwood
producer:Nedra Olds‐Neal
Nick Shaffran
mastering:Seth Foster
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
manufactured by and distributed by:Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:Limited Edition 3.0 (Sony “The Essential...” subseries) (order: 9)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5110984 [info]
ASIN:US: B001B9ZVZS [info]