Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash

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

Annotation

Different tracklisting to this alternative version

Track 20 was recorded live at Österåker.

Tracklist

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1Man in Black
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-16)
producer:
Johnny Cash
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1971-02-16)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1971-02-16)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (on 1971-02-16)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1971-02-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1971)
recording of:
Man in Black (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash2:54
2Sunday Morning Coming Down
producer:
Bob Johnston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 6)
live cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash4:11
3Girl From the North Country
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-02-18)
producer:
Bob Johnston
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
guest vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1969-02-18)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Girl From the North Country (on 1969-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Johnny Cash with Bob Dylan3:41
4It Ain’t Me Babe
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-27)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
performer:
June Carter Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1970)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Johnny Cash3:04
5If I Were a Carpenter
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-08-20)
producer:
Bob Johnston
additional vocals:
June Carter Cash
performer:
June Carter Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1970)
cover recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter (on 1969-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control and Faithful Virtue Music
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash3:01
6Busted (live)
live cover recording of:
Busted
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Johnny Cash1:29
7Flesh 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
8Wanted Man
recording of:
Wanted Man
lyricist:
Bob Dylan
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Big Sky Music
Johnny Cash2:52
9What on Earth Will You Do (For Heaven’s Sake)
recording of:
What on Earth Will You Do (for Heaven’s Sake)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash2:08
10One 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 Cash4:03
11(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
producer:
Brian Ahern
banjo [banjo-lute] and mandocello:
Bob Johnson (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall Grant (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
French horn:
Jack Hale (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jack Clement (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jerry Hensley (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jack Routh (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
hammered dulcimer:
Alisa Jones (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
percussion:
Mark Morris (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
trumpet:
Jack Hale (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Wayne Jackson (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
vocals:
The Carter Family (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Johnny Cash (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jan Howard (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp.
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Johnny Cash3:47
12There 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 & Waylon Jennings3:17
13A Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
A Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music
Johnny Cash2:34
14Without Love
producer:
Nick Lowe
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
Johnny Cash2:30
15Highway Patrolman
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Highway Patrolman
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
recording of:
Highway Patrolman
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
Johnny Cash5:22
16The Beast in Me
producer:
Rick Rubin
mixer:
Jim Scott
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (in 1994)
cover recording of:
The Beast in Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
recording of:
The Beast in Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
Johnny Cash2:48
17Sea of Heartbreak
engineer and mixer:
Sylvia Massy
producer:
Rick Rubin
additional acoustic guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham (from 1995 until 1996)
additional drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood (from 1995 until 1996)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Ferrone (from 1995 until 1996)
cover recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak (from 1995 until 1996)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Johnny Cash2:43
18I Won’t Back Down
miscellaneous support:
Lindsay Chase
additional engineer:
D.Sardy, Richard Dodd and David Schiffman
engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin
editor:
Billy Bowers and Chuck Turner
organ:
Tom Petty
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash
vocals:
Tom Petty
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Won’t Back Down
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music, SBK April Music Inc., 日音 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Johnny Cash2:10
19Wayfaring Stranger
cover recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Copyright Control
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
Johnny Cash3:23
20Me and Bobby McGee (live from Österåker)
live cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Johnny Cash3:05

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