Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
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| Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | ||||
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| Released | December 1, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | April 2, 1956 – July 10, 1958 | |||
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| Length | Original: 28:57 Re-issue: 38:08 | |||
| Label | Sun | |||
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| Singles from Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | ||||
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Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous is an album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released on December 1, 1958 by Sun Records. It was the first LP album to include the songs. However, since the album includes previously issued as singles, it has been classified as a compilation album. The album is made up of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label for Columbia Records.
The album was re-issued in 2003, under the label Varèse Sarabande, with four different versions of songs already available on the original LP as bonus tracks. The complete contents of the album are also incorporated into an extended version of the previous collection With His Hot and Blue Guitar included in the 2012 box set Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection. In 2017 and again in 2023, Sun released a remastered version of the album.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Jack Clement | 2:13 |
| 2. | "There You Go" | Johnny Cash | 2:19 |
| 3. | "I Walk the Line" | Cash | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Don't Make Me Go" | Cash | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Clement | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Train of Love" | Cash | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Bill Justis, Charlie Rich | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Next in Line" | Cash | 2:49 |
| 9. | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Jim Atkins, Cash, Hoyt Johnson | 2:42 |
| 10. | "I Can't Help It" | Hank Williams | 1:49 |
| 11. | "Home of the Blues" | Cash, Douglas Glenn Tubb, Lillie McAlpin | 2:41 |
| 12. | "Big River" | Cash | 2:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Don't Make Me Go" (Alternate Take) | Cash | 2:30 |
| 14. | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" (Alternate Take) | Justis, Rich | 2:28 |
| 15. | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Undubbed Master) | Clement | 2:15 |
| 16. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" (Undubbed Master) | Clement | 1:58 |
| Total length: | 38:08 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny Cash — vocals, rhythm guitar
- Luther Perkins - lead guitar
- Marshall Grant - double bass
- Technical
- Sam Phillips - producer
- Jack Clement - producer
- Cary E. Mansfield — reissue producer
- Bill Dahl — liner notes, reissue producer
- Dan Hersch — digital remastering
- Bill Pitzonka — reissue art director
Charts
[edit]Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1956 | "There You Go" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1957 | "Don't Make Me Go" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Country Singles | 3 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Pop Singles | 88 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Pop Singles | 99 |
| 1957 | "Train of Love" | Country Singles | 7 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Pop Singles | 24 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Country Singles | 5 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Pop Singles | 24 |