The Best Of Johnny Cash is a Folk album by Johnny Cash, originally released in 1998. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- earnest
- pastoral
- warm
About
The 1963 set <i>Ring of Fire</i> is a 12-track collection that overlooks some chart singles in favor of worthwhile B-sides and TV soundtrack cuts. The Man in Black was stretching out creatively in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, dabbling in film acting while testing out various combinations of mainstream country, primal rock, and folk balladry. “Tennessee Flat-Top Box” and the chart-topping title number are probably the best-known tunes from this time and remain essential to any Cash fan’s collection. “The Rebel–Johnny Yuma” is a TV Western series theme performed by Cash with the same haunted gravitas he brought to his own compositions. Digging deeper, the album includes lesser known but still worthy tracks like the stirring “Remember the Alamo,” the jaunty “What Do I Care,” and the nostalgic, unexpectedly Irish-themed “Forty Shades of Green.” Cash’s deep religious faith finds expression on “Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord?)” and “(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me),” the latter featuring The Carter Family.
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Tracklist
- 1Ring of Fire2:38
- 2I'd Still Be There2:34
- 3What Do I Care2:07
- 4I Still Miss Someone2:35
- 5Forty Shades of Green2:53
- 6Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)3:54
- 7The Rebel - Johnny Yuma1:53
- 8Bonanza!2:20
- 9The Big Battle4:03
- 10Remember the Alamo2:48
- 11Tennessee Flat-Top Box2:59
- 12(There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me) [with The Carter Family]2:47
Credits
Performers
- Everly BrothersVOCALS FEATURING
- Rosanne CashVOCALS FEATURING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 15 pressings tracked on Gatefold