American Recordings

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Recorded in Rick's living room and Johnny Cash's cabin except tracks 9 and 13 recorded live at The Viper Room.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Delia's Gone producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Delia's Gone lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash writer: Karl Silbersdorf and Dick Toops	2:17
2	Let The Train Blow The Whistle producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Let the Train Blow the Whistle lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash	2:15
3	The 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	2:45
4	Drive On producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Drive On lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash	2:23
5	Why Me Lord producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) cover recording of: Why Me lyricist and composer: Kris Kristofferson publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co. recording of: Why Me lyricist and composer: Kris Kristofferson publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co.	2:20
6	Thirteen producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Thirteen lyricist and composer: Glenn Danzig	2:29
7	Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer) producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer) composer: Alan Lomax and John A. Lomax version of: Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy) cover recording of: Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer) composer: Alan Lomax and John A. Lomax version of: Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)	3:52
8	Bird On A Wire producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) cover recording of: Bird on the Wire lyricist and composer: Leonard Cohen publisher: Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC recording of: Bird on the Wire lyricist and composer: Leonard Cohen publisher: Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	4:01
9	Tennessee Stud producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar and lead vocals: Johnny Cash (on 1993-12-03) phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recorded at: The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1993-12-03) live cover recording of: Tennessee Stud (on 1993-12-03) lyricist and composer: Jimmy Driftwood publisher: Warden Music Company Inc.	2:54
10	Down There By The Train producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) cover recording of: Down There by the Train lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	5:34
11	Redemption producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Redemption lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash	3:03
12	Like A Soldier producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recording of: Like a Soldier lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash	2:50
13	The Man Who Couldn't Cry producer: Rick Rubin mixer: Jim Scott acoustic guitar: Johnny Cash vocals: Johnny Cash phonographic copyright (℗) by: American Recordings, LLC (in 1994) recorded at: The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California, United States live cover recording of: The Man Who Couldn’t Cry lyricist and composer: Loudon Wainwright III	5:01

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1429972 [info]

Release group

part of:	Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 27) (order: 27) 33⅓ (number: 80) (order: 81) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 364) (order: 364) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 366) (order: 366)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/27779 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6z8c [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/johnny-cash/american-recordings/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000111289 [info]
Wikidata:	Q466622 [info]

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