The Collection

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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
4.252:38
2Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
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 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
live cover recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
42:46
3A Boy Named Sue (live)
engineer:
Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) and 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 1969)
recorded at:
San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, United States (on 1969-02-24)
live recording of:
A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
4.43:47
4It Ain't Me Babe
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-27)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
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 1970)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
4.53:03
5In the Jailhouse Now
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1978)
32:23
6Daddy Sang Bass
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
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 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
3.52:21
7Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
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 1970)
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 6)
live cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
2.754:08
8Bad News
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1963-09-18)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1963-09-18)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1963-09-18)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1963-09-18)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1963-09-18)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1963-09-18)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-09-18)
background vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) (on 1963-09-18), The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1963-09-18), Anita Carter (on 1963-09-18), Helen Carter (country singer) (on 1963-09-18) and Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1963-09-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) (in 1964) and Don Law (in 1964)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-09-18)
recording of:
Bad News (on 1963-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
2:57
9Kate
cover recording of:
Kate
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:19
10The Battle of New Orleans
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
2:23
11Without Love
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
32:31
12Tennessee Flat-Top Box
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
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 1961)
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box (on 1963-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
43:00
13Forty Shades of Green
recording of:
Forty Shades of Green
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:56
14The Long Black Veil
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-17)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
The Long Black Veil (on 1964-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
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
43:06
15The Blizzard
cover recording of:
The Blizzard
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
3:53
16Casey Jones
cover recording of:
Casey Jones
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
3:03
17Down the Road I Go
recording of:
Down the Road I Go
lyricist and composer:
Don Williams (country singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Jewel Mus. Pub. Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:26
18Green, Green Grass of Home (live)
additional producer:
Bob Irwin
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) and Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) (in 1968) and 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 1968)
recorded at:
Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California, United States (on 1968-01-13)
live cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (on 1968-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
3.52:30
19Johnny 99
cover recording of:
Johnny 99
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
3:35
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