Greatest Hits

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ring of Fire
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963, in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 388)
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
4.252:45
2The Long Black Veil
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
cover recording of:
The Long Black Veil
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
3:15
3Breaking Bread
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
recording of:
Breaking Bread
lyricist and composer:
Randy L. George
2:48
4Flesh and Blood
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
recording of:
Flesh and Blood
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1970)
2:29
5I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
4.152:46
6Waiting for a Train
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
cover recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
1:46
7Pocahontas
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
flute and mellotron:
Tom Petty
cover recording of:
Pocahontas
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
3:43
8I'm a Drifter
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields)
additional performer:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
cover recording of:
I’m a Drifter
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
3:50
9The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)
engineer and mixer:
Sylvia Massy
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
additional acoustic guitar, additional bass and additional electric guitar:
Marty Stuart (from 1995 until 1996)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Ferrone (from 1995 until 1996)
cover recording of:
The One Rose That’s Left in My Heart (from 1995 until 1996)
writer:
Del Lyon and Lani McIntire
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1936-07-08)
42:28
10Heart of Gold
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
D. Sardy (American score composer)
bass guitar:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
cover recording of:
Heart of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
33:01
11Big Iron
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
cover recording of:
Big Iron
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
3:52
12You Are My Sunshine
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
D. Sardy (American score composer)
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
43:18
13Delias Gone
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1994)
recording of:
Delia's Gone
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Karl Silbersdorf and Dick Toops
42:19
14In the Sweet By and By
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
arranger:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Sweet By-and-By
lyricist:
Sanford Fillmore Bennett (in 1868)
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster (in 1868)
2:25
15Rowboat
engineer and mixer:
Sylvia Massy
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
additional acoustic guitar, additional bass and additional electric guitar:
Marty Stuart (from 1995 until 1996)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Ferrone (from 1995 until 1996)
cover recording of:
Rowboat (from 1995 until 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
publisher:
Youthless
4.353:45
16Rusty Cage
engineer and mixer:
Sylvia Massy
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
additional percussion:
Juliet Prater (from 1995 until 1996)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Ferrone (from 1995 until 1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Rusty Cage (from 1995 until 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
You Make Me Sick I Make Music (in 1991)
4.252:50
17Southern Accents
engineer and mixer:
Sylvia Massy
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
cover recording of:
Southern Accents (from 1995 until 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
44:42
18The Man Comes Around
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
acoustic guitar:
Smokey Hormel and Randy Scruggs
organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Man Comes Around
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
4.54:26
19As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Peter La Farge
4:21
20I'm Bound for the Promised Land
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
arranger:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Bound for the Promised Land (major-key arrangement)
lyricist:
Samuel Stennett (in 1787)
composer:
Samuel Stennett and Matilda Durham (in 1835)
2:15
21Wen the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
recording of:
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (1893 hymn)
lyricist and composer:
James Milton Black (American hymn writer)
1:36
22Streets of Laredo
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Randy Scruggs
fiddle:
Laura Cash
harmonium and piano and piano and reed organ:
Benmont Tench
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3.83:33
23Solitary Man
miscellaneous support:
Lindsay Chase
additional engineer:
D.Sardy (American score composer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
editor:
Billy Bowers (US engineer) and Chuck Turner
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Tom Petty
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Solitary Man
lyricist:
Neil Diamond (in 1966)
composer:
Neil Diamond
4.52:25
24One
miscellaneous support:
Lindsay Chase
additional engineer:
D.Sardy (American score composer), Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
editor:
Billy Bowers (US engineer) and Chuck Turner
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
One
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
4.253:52
25Hurt
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
associate producer:
John Carter Cash
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
acoustic guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Smokey Hormel
mellotron, organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC (company and copyrightholder for American Recordings) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States and Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Akademie Mathematique of Philosphical Sound Research in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Hurt by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 17), Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 84), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 87) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 430)
cover recording of:
Hurt
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
4.753:37