Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

1▼Vinyl
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1Hiawatha’s Vision
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-23)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-03-23)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (on 1965-03-23)
lute [five-string lute]:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-23)
spoken vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-23)
recording of:
Hiawatha’s Vision (on 1965-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:25
2The Road to Kentuck
recording of:
The Road to Kaintuck
composer:
June Carter Cash and Helen Carter
2:42
3The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 1
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10) and Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
cover recording of:
Shifting Whispering Sands (1950s song) (on 1965-03-10)
writer:
Jack Gilbert and Mary Hadler
2:53
4Narration 1
1:15
5The Ballad of Boot Hill
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins
2:34
6I Ride an Old Paint
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
banjo [twelve-string banjo]:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-10)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1965-03-10) and Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Old Paint (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 915)
2:56
7Narration 2
0:31
8Hardin Wouldn’t Run
recording of:
Hardin Wouldn’t Run
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
3:48
9Narration 3
0:50
10Mister Garfield
recording of:
Mr. Garfield
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
3:46
11The Streets of Laredo
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10) and Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”) (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:40
12Narration 4
0:24
13Johnny Reb
cover recording of:
Johnny Reb
lyricist and composer:
Merle Kilgore
2:27
14A Letter From Home
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-12)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-12)
five-string banjo:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-12)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-12) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-12)
recording of:
A Letter From Home (on 1965-03-12)
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter and Lorene Donnelly Dean
2:34
15Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10)
mandocello:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy) (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist:
Edward Hubbell Chapin
composer:
[traditional]
2:27
16Mean as Hell
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-18)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
recording of:
Mean as Hell (on 1965-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
3:08
17Sam Hall
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-11)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-11)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-11)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-11)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-11) and Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-11)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-11)
recording of:
Sam Hall (on 1965-03-11)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
3:16
1825 Minutes to Go
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-12)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-12)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-12)
mandocello:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-12) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-12)
recording of:
25 Minutes to Go (on 1965-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
cover recording of:
25 Minutes to Go
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
3:12
19The Blizzard
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-11)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
12 string guitar:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-11)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-11)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-11)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-11)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-11)
harpsichord:
Bill Pursell (on 1965-03-11)
vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1965-03-11), Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-11) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-11)
cover recording of:
The Blizzard (on 1965-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
3:52
20Narration 5
0:40
21Sweet Betsy From Pike
recording of:
Sweet Betsy from Pike
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
3:17
22Green Grow the Lilacs
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash
vocals:
Johnny Cash
recording of:
Green Grow the Lilacs
writer:
[traditional]
2:46
23Narration 6
1:01
24Stampede
cover recording of:
Stampede
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
2:58
25The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 2
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19), Jack Clement (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19) and Bob Johnson (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
piano:
Bill Pursell (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Norman Blake (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
cover recording of:
Shifting Whispering Sands (1950s song) (from 1963-09-18 until 1963-09-19)
writer:
Jack Gilbert and Mary Hadler
2:29
26Reflections
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-15)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
five-string banjo:
Bob Johnson (on 1965-03-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (on 1965-03-15)
spoken vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1965-03-15)
recording of:
Reflections (on 1965-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:43