The Man in Black: His Greatest Hits

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Folsom Prison Blues (live)
additional producer:
Bob Irwin
producer:
Bob Johnston
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-01-13)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-01-13)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (on 1968-01-13) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-01-13)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1968-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1968-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California, United States (on 1968-01-13)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 164)
live recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1968-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:46
2I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (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 (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 (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 (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:46
3Guess Things Happen That Way
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (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 (on 1958-04-09)
background vocals:
Bill Busby (in 1958-05), George Evans (in 1958-05), Dave LaBonte (in 1958-05) and Wally Singleton (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (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 Cash1:52
4Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash
vocals:
June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash
performer:
June Carter Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
live cover recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash2:47
5Ballad of a Teenage Queen
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1957-11-12)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (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 (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
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (from 1957-11-12 until 1957-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:13
6Flesh and Blood
producer:
Bob Johnston
bass guitar:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton
guitar:
Johnny Cash
background vocals:
The Carter Family, Anita Carter, Helen Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
vocals:
Johnny Cash
performer:
The Tennessee Three
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1970)
recording of:
Flesh and Blood
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (in 1970)
Johnny Cash2:38
7Daddy Sang Bass
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
producer:
Bob Johnston
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1968-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1968-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Johnny Cash2:21
8A Boy Named Sue (live)
engineer:
Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston
guitar:
Carl Perkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1969)
recorded at:
San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, United States (on 1969-02-24)
live recording of:
A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash3:49
9Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios 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
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash3:04
10Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash with The Carter Family2:39
11There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
performer:
Waylon Jennings
recording of:
There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
writer:
Hal Bynum and David Kirby
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Johnny Cash with Waylon Jennings3:18
12Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (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 (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc., House of Cash, Inc. and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:32
13The Rebel Johnny Yuma
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-08-14)
producer:
Don Law
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
The Rebel (on 1959-08-14)
writer:
Andrew Fenady and Richard Markowitz
Johnny Cash1:53
14What Is Truth
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-03-09)
producer:
Bob Johnston
recording of:
What Is Truth? (on 1970-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash
Johnny Cash2:39
15One Piece at a Time
engineer:
Charlie Bragg, Chuck Bragg, Danny Jones and Roger Tucker
producer:
Charlie Bragg and Don Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
recorded at:
House Of Cash Recording Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash4:02
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