Mean as Hell! Ballads From the True West

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1The Shifting Whispering Sands
cover recording of:
Shifting Whispering Sands (1950s song)
writer:
Jack Gilbert and Mary Hadler (songwriter)
2:47
2I Ride an Old Paint
recording of:
Old Paint
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 915)
2:50
3The Road to Kaintuck
recording of:
The Road to Kaintuck
composer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Helen Carter (country singer)
2:35
4A Letter From Home
recording of:
A Letter From Home
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter and Lorene Donnelly Dean
2:27
5Mean as Hell
recording of:
Mean as Hell
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:01
625 Minutes to Go
recording of:
25 Minutes to Go
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
3:04
7Mister Garfield
recording of:
Mr. Garfield
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:39
8The Blizzard
cover recording of:
The Blizzard
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
3:45
9The Streets of Laredo
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:34
10Sweet Betsy From Pike
recording of:
Sweet Betsy from Pike
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:10
11Stampede
cover recording of:
Stampede
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
2:52
12Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
recording of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)
lyricist:
Edward Hubbell Chapin (poet 19th cent)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:21