The Essential Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash

The Essential Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

2002

The Essential Johnny Cash is a Country album by Johnny Cash, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Country
  • Americana & Roots
  • warm
  • melancholic
  • storytelling

About

From the start, Cash’s grave baritone implied struggle and resolve, lending gravity to whatever he attempted. “I Walk the Line” and “Ring of Fire” touch the extremes of devotion and temptation; “Man in Black” and “Song of the Patriot” express America’s disappointment and promise. As his career progressed, Cash strived to cross boundaries between genres and age groups, turning Bob Dylan tunes like “It Ain’t Me Babe” into unlikely country hits and teaming up with U2 for 1993’s “The Wanderer.” The tracks in this anthology capture his abiding faith (“Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?”), moral courage (“The Ballad of Ira Hayes”), and folksy humor (“Jackson,” “A Boy Named Sue”). This well-selected anthology does right by the Man in Black’s memory.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Hey Porter2:14
  2. 1-2Cry, Cry, Cry2:24
  3. 1-3I Walk The Line2:44
  4. 1-4Get Rhythm2:14
  5. 1-5There You Go2:17
  6. 1-6Ballad Of A Teenage Queen2:11
  7. 1-7Big River2:31
  8. 1-8Guess Things Happen That Way1:50
  9. 1-9All Over Again2:12
  10. 1-10Don't Take Your Guns To Town3:30
  11. 1-11Five Feet High And Rising1:46
  12. 1-12The Rebel - Johnny Yuma1:52
  13. 1-13Tennessee Flat-Top Box2:59
  14. 1-14I Still Miss Someone2:35
  15. 1-15Ring Of Fire2:36
  16. 1-16The Ballad Of Ira Hayes4:08
  17. 1-17Orange Blossom Special3:07
  18. 1-18Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)3:52
  19. 2-1It Ain't Me, Babe3:03
  20. 2-2The One On The Right Is On The Left2:48
  21. 2-3Jackson2:45
  22. 2-4Folsom Prison Blues (Live)2:44
  23. 2-5Daddy Sang Bass2:21
  24. 2-6Girl From The North Country3:42
  25. 2-7A Boy Named Sue (Live)3:47
  26. 2-8If I Were A Carpenter2:59
  27. 2-9Sunday Morning Coming Down4:10
  28. 2-10Flesh And Blood2:36
  29. 2-11Man In Black2:52
  30. 2-12Ragged Old Flag3:09
  31. 2-13One Piece At A Time4:01
  32. 2-14(Ghost) Riders In The Sky3:45
  33. 2-15Song Of The Patriot3:29
  34. 2-16Highwayman3:03
  35. 2-17The Night Hank Williams Came To Town3:24
  36. 2-18The Wanderer4:44

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20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold