The Essential Johnny Cash

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Album: The Essential Johnny Cash
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Hey Porter	More Info...
2)	Cry, Cry, Cry	More Info...
3)	I Walk the Line	More Info...
4)	Get Rhythm	More Info...
5)	There You Go	More Info...
6)	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	More Info...
7)	Big River	More Info...
8)	Guess Things Happen That Way	More Info...
9)	All Over Again	More Info...
10)	Don't Take Your Guns to Town	More Info...
11)	Five Feet High and Rising	More Info...
12)	The Rebel - Johnny Yuma	More Info...
13)	Tennessee Flat-top Box	More Info...
14)	I Still Miss Someone	More Info...
15)	Ring of Fire	More Info...

Album: The Essential Johnny Cash
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Hey Porter	More Info...
2)	Cry, Cry, Cry	More Info...
3)	I Walk the Line	More Info...
4)	Get Rhythm	More Info...
5)	There You Go	More Info...
6)	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	More Info...
7)	Big River	More Info...
8)	Guess Things Happen That Way	More Info...
9)	All Over Again	More Info...
10)	Don't Take Your Guns to Town	More Info...
11)	Five Feet High and Rising	More Info...
12)	The Rebel - Johnny Yuma	More Info...
13)	Tennessee Flat-top Box	More Info...
14)	I Still Miss Someone	More Info...
15)	Ring of Fire	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, The Carter Family, June Carter Cash, U2.
Producers include: Sam Phillips, Jack Clement, Don Law, Frank Jones, Bob Johnston.
Compilation producers: Nick Shaffran, Nedra Olds-Neal.
Recorded between May 1955 and May 1993.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
In the past, if you wanted a Johnny Cash compilation, you were basically confined by licensing issues, as Cash's seminal Sun recordings weren't generally available in the same place as his more eclectic Columbia output. THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH solves that problem, tying together the various eras of Cash's career on a generous 35-track, two-disc set. Accordingly, this anthology is damn near definitive. From the raw, sparse rockabilly flavor of "Hey Porter" and "Get Rhythm" to the gospel roots of "Where You There (When They Crucified My Lord," the first disc moves neatly through Cash's early career.
Disc two documents Cash's expansion into ever more varied stylistic avenues. Countrified covers of Bob Dylan ("It Ain't Me Babe") and Tim Hardin ("If I Were a Carpenter") exemplify his fascination with folk-rock. The socially conscious "Man in Black" and the patriotic "Ragged Old Flag" perfectly display the ostensibly conflicting sides of this complex artist's sensibilities. Album-closer "The Wanderer" finds Cash collaborating with U2, filling his role as icon to a whole new generation of artists.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (2/28/02, p.58) - 4.5 stars out of 5- "...It's the intro to pick up today if you don't have one, and further proof that he's a man for all situations - emotional, political and cultural..."

Down Beat (June 2002, p.62) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...The true blue American wrapped in Old Glory..."

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