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Issued in commemoration of Cash's 70th birthday, this double CD is a good survey of 1955-1993 career highlights (and a different release than the similarly titled three-CD The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983). Is it a good place to start? That depends on what you have or don't have already, considering that so many greatest-hits compilations containing some or much of this material appeared prior to this, yet another repackage. All of his very biggest hits are here, and it leans very heavily on his first 15 years of recordings, with just eight of the 36 tracks postdating 1970 (and only one of them, his 1993 U2 collaboration "The Wanderer," postdating 1986). For that reason some may complain that it doesn't give some phases of his career proper weight, and certainly not evenly distributed weight. But let's be cold about this: Cash's best records were between 1955 and 1970, and focusing on his early work, as this compilation does, means higher overall quality. It's too bad nothing is included from his acclaimed, unadorned 1994 album, American Recordings, but otherwise this will serve as a quite satisfactory best-of for those who want both the familiar hits and a few good, not-so-overplayed ones, like his versions of "It Ain't Me Babe," "Jackson," and "If I Were a Carpenter."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
(P) Originally Released 1958 Sony Music Entertainment
J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - Buddy Harman, Drums - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1959 Sony Music Entertainment
Anita Kerr Singers, Background Vocal - A. Fenady, Composer - A. Fenady, Lyricist - Johnny Western, Guitar - Michael Kazak, Drums - Luther Perkins, Guitar - James Wilson, Piano - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - R. Markowitz, Composer - R. Markowitz, Lyricist
(P) Originally Recorded Prior To 1972 All Rights Reserved By Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Western, Guitar - Roy Nichols, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - John R. Cash, Composer - John R. Cash, Lyricist - Roy Cash Jr., Composer - Roy Cash Jr., Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Luther Perkins, Guitar - Frank Jones, Producer - M. Kilgore, Composer - M. Kilgore, Lyricist - J. Carter, Composer - J. Carter, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
(P) 1963 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Johnson, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Guitar - Rufus Long, Flute - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - Norman Blake, Guitar - PETER LAFARGE, Composer - PETER LAFARGE, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - The Carter Family, Background Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
(P) Originally Recorded Prior To 1972 All Rights Reserved By Sony Music Entertainment
E. T. ROUSE, Composer - E. T. ROUSE, Lyricist - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Guitar - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - Boots Randolph, Saxophone - Marshall Grant, Bass - The Carter Family, Vocal - Charlie McCoy, Harmonica - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Johnson, Lute - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bill Pursell, Piano - Anita Carter, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Arranger - Johnny Cash, Adaptor - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - The Carter Family, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment. (P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
B. Dylan, Composer - B. Dylan, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
J. Clement, Composer - J. Clement, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Executive Producer - Frank Jones, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - B. E. Wheeler, Composer - B. E. Wheeler, Lyricist - J. Leiber, Composer - J. Leiber, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Statler Brothers, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Vocal - June Carter, Vocal
Originally Released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Producer - C. Perkins, Composer - C. Perkins, Lyricist
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Producer - S. Silverstein, Composer - S. Silverstein, Lyricist
Originally Released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - NORMAN BLAKE, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bill Pursell, Piano - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass
(P) Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Producer - Kris Kristofferson, Lyricist - Kris Kristofferson, Composer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Producer
Originally Released 1970. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Producer - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Bob Wooton, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums
(P) 1971 Sony Music Entertainment
Earl Scruggs & Revue, Banjo - Chuck Cochran, Arranger - Johnny Cash, Producer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Charlie Bragg, Producer - Oak Ridge Boys, Vocal
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
W. Kemp, Composer - W. Kemp, Lyricist - Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Charlie Bragg, Producer - Don Davis, Producer
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Marrgie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Brian Ahern, Producer - Stan Jones, Composer - Stan Jones, Lyricist
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Earl Ball, Producer - Marty Robbins, Composer - Marty Robbins, Performer - Marty Robbins, Lyricist - with Marty Robbins, Performer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Shirl Milete, Composer - Shirl Milete, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnny Cash, Performer - J. WEBB, Composer - J. WEBB, Lyricist - Willie Nelson, Performer - Kris Kristofferson, Performer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson), Performer - Waylon Jennings, Performer - Chips Moman, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Issued in commemoration of Cash's 70th birthday, this double CD is a good survey of 1955-1993 career highlights (and a different release than the similarly titled three-CD The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983). Is it a good place to start? That depends on what you have or don't have already, considering that so many greatest-hits compilations containing some or much of this material appeared prior to this, yet another repackage. All of his very biggest hits are here, and it leans very heavily on his first 15 years of recordings, with just eight of the 36 tracks postdating 1970 (and only one of them, his 1993 U2 collaboration "The Wanderer," postdating 1986). For that reason some may complain that it doesn't give some phases of his career proper weight, and certainly not evenly distributed weight. But let's be cold about this: Cash's best records were between 1955 and 1970, and focusing on his early work, as this compilation does, means higher overall quality. It's too bad nothing is included from his acclaimed, unadorned 1994 album, American Recordings, but otherwise this will serve as a quite satisfactory best-of for those who want both the familiar hits and a few good, not-so-overplayed ones, like his versions of "It Ain't Me Babe," "Jackson," and "If I Were a Carpenter."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 01:45:25
- Main artists: Johnny Cash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
This compilation (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
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