100 Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1I 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.
2:47
2Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
2:50
3Ballad 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
2:13
4Get Rhythm
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)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
2:18
5There You Go
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (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 (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
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:23
6Cry, Cry, Cry
2:27
7Hey Porter
recording of:
Hey, Porter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music
2:19
8Home of the Blues
recording of:
Home of the Blues
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash and Lillie McAlpin
2:45
9Goodbye Little Darlin’
recording of:
Goodbye Little Darlin’, Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry and Johnny Marvin
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-03-15) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (on 1940-05-07)
2:17
10Wreck of the Old ’97
cover recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Aberbach (London)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
1:54
11So Doggone Lonesome
recording of:
So Doggone Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:42
12Next in Line
recording of:
Next in Line
writer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
2:50
13Don’t Make Me Go
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1957-04-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-04-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-04-04)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-04-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04)
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Go (on 1957-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash
2:34
14Luther Played the Boogie
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Luther Played the Boogie (on 1955-07-30)
writer:
Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash and Hoyt Johnson
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
2:10
15Train of Love
recording of:
Train of Love
writer:
Johnny Cash
2:29
16Doin’ My Time
recording of:
Doing My Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
2:43
17Big 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.
2:37
18Give My Love to Rose
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London) and Carlin Music
2:47
19Don’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.
3:06
20I 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 and Charlie Williams
is based on:
On a Monday
2:10
21All 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 (on 1958-08-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-08)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-08)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1958)
recording of:
All Over Again (on 1958-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:18
22Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
1:55
23Come in Stranger
recording of:
Come In Stranger
writer:
Johnny Cash
1:47
24The Ways of a Woman in Love
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-07-10)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-07-10)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (on 1958-07-10)
vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-10)
cover recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love (from 1958-07-10 until 1958)
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc.
2:20
25You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-05-15)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-05-15)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-05-15)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (on 1958-05-15)
vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (on 1958-07-09)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-05-15, on 1958-07-09)
recording of:
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-07-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Cash
writer:
Jim Atkins, John R. Cash and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
2:41
26What Do I Care?
recording of:
What Do I Care
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:13
27You Dreamer You
recording of:
You Dreamer You
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash
1:56
28Lonesome Whistle
2:31
29Straight a’s in Love
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Straight ‘A’s in Love (on 1956-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash
2:20
30Country Boy
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
1:57
31Five Feet High and Rising
recording of:
Five Feet High and Rising
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
arrangement of:
Wo ist Zuhause, Mama
1:52
32It’s Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:12
33Frankie’s Man, Johnny
recording of:
Frankie’s Man, Johnny (Johnny Cash arr.)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Johnny Cash
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
2:23
34Thanks a Lot
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:43
35That’s All Over
recording of:
That’s All Over
writer:
Dick Glasser
1:59
36The Troubadour
2:20
37Katy Too
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash and Jack Clement
2:04
38Rock Island Line
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (in 1957)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1957)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1957)
arranger:
Johnny Cash
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:17
39Run Softly Blue River
recording of:
Run Softly, Blue River
arranger:
Johnny Cash
2:20
40One More Ride
cover recording of:
One More Ride
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan
2:05
41That’s Enough
cover recording of:
That’s Enough
lyricist:
Dorothy Love Coates
composer:
Dorothy Love Coates and Jack Nitzsche
2:48
42Shepherd of My Heart
recording of:
Shepherd of My Heart
writer:
Jenny Lou Carson
2:17
43I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
cover recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:18
44Pickin’ Time
recording of:
Pickin’ Time
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:03
45Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:12
46The Man on the Hill
recording of:
The Man on the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:15
47I Want to Go Home
2:03
48Mama’s Baby
recording of:
Mama’s Baby
writer:
Johnny Cash
2:24
49Don’t Step on Mother’s Roses
recording of:
Don’t Step on Mother’s Roses
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:39
50Life Goes On
recording of:
Life Goes On
writer:
Johnny Cash and Jack Clement
1:59
51Walkin’ the Blues
recording of:
Walking the Blues
writer:
Johnny Cash and Robert Lunn
2:18
52Oh What a Dream
recording of:
Oh What a Dream
writer:
Johnny Cash
version of:
You Dreamer You
2:13
53I Still Miss Someone
recording of:
I Still Miss Someone
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:43
54I’ll Remember You
recording of:
I’ll Remember You
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:14
55You Tell Me
cover recording of:
You Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
1:27
56I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:30
57I Forgot to Remember to Forget
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
2:00
58Drink to Me
recording of:
Drink to Me
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:03
59I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-12)
2:35
60I’d Rather Die Young
recording of:
I’d Rather Die Young
writer:
Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn and Randy Wood
2:36
61Cold Shoulder
recording of:
Cold Shoulder
writer:
Helen Hudgins
2:21
62Fool’s Hall of Fame
recording of:
Fool's Hall of Fame
writer:
Danny Wolfe
2:15
63Remember Me (I’m the One Who Loves You)
2:05
64I Was There When It Happened
recording of:
I Was There When It Happened
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Fern Jones
2:23
65Old Apache Squaw
recording of:
Old Apache Squaw
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
1:54
66If the Good Lord’s Willing
cover recording of:
If the Lord’s Willing and the Creeks Don’t Rise
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
1:51
67These Things Shall Pass
recording of:
These Things Shall Pass, Mark
lyricist:
Hamblen
composer:
B.R. Wallers
2:22
68Down the Street to 301
recording of:
Down the Street to 301
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:08
69The Great Speckled Bird
2:17
70Second Honeymoon
cover recording of:
Second Honeymoon
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
2:01
71Time Changes Everything
recording of:
Time Changes Everything
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan
1:56
72Just One More
cover recording of:
Just One More
lyricist and composer:
George Jones
2:19
73Honky Tonk Girl
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Girl
composer:
Chuck Harding and Hank Thompson
2:01
74Clementine
recording of:
Clementine
writer:
Billy Mize and Buddy Mize
2:38
75Hank and Joe and Me
recording of:
Hank and Joe and Me
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
2:14
76The Caretaker
recording of:
The Caretaker
writer:
Johnny Cash and Gordon Jenkins
2:11
77Mean‐Eyed Cat
recording of:
Mean Eyed Cat
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd. and Knox Music, Inc.
2:33
78Smiling Bill McCall
recording of:
Smiling Bill McCall
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash
2:11
79Seasons of My Heart
cover recording of:
Seasons of My Heart
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:36
80I Will Miss You When You Go
recording of:
I Will Miss You When You Go
writer:
Baby Stewart and Ernest Tubb
2:06
81My Grandfather’s Clock
recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
2:51
82Are All the Children In?
recording of:
Are All the Children In
lyricist and composer:
Craig Starrett
1:59
83I’d Just Be Fool Enough (to Fall)
2:10
84Transfusion Blues
2:38
85My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
recording of:
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
writer:
Lee Ross and Bob Wills
2:28
86Lumberjack
recording of:
Lumberjack
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
3:10
87Why Do You Punish Me (for Loving You)
recording of:
Why Do You Punish Me
writer:
Erwin King
2:23
88Boss Jack
recording of:
Boss Jack
lyricist and composer:
Tex Ritter
4:01
89I Saw a Man
2:36
90Supper Time
recording of:
Suppertime
lyricist:
Ira Stanphill
composer:
Ira Stanphill (in 1950)
2:57
91The Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips
2:12
92Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-03-16)
1:48
93You Win Again
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-09-03)
2:24
94Oh Lonesome Me
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:34
95I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:13
96Port of Lonely Hearts
recording of:
Port of Lonely Hearts
writer:
Johnny Cash
2:40
97My Treasure
recording of:
My Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
1:21
98The Rebel – Johnny Yuma
1:57
99Tennessee Flat Top Box
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
3:10
100The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
2:33