The Man in Black: 1954-1958

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

Annotation

5×CD, Compilation, Box Set
CD 5 contains a complete session: false starts, breakdowns, rejected and finished masters of songs recorded on August 13, 1958.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-23 17:46 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▼CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Sugartime
cover recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
1:46
2Born to Lose (undubbed master)
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
2:11
3You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-05-15)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (on 1958-05-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Jim Atkins, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
2:42
4Born to Lose
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
2:11
5Sugartime (overdubbed master)
cover recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
1:51
6Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:33
7Always Alone (incomplete)
cover recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
1:35
8Always Alone
cover recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
1:52
9False Starts to Story of a Broken Heart
cover recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:29
10Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:13
11You Tell Me
recording of:
You Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
1:55
12Life Goes On
recording of:
Life Goes On
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
2:01
13You Win Again
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
You Win Again (on 1958-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
2:18
14I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (on 1958-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:15
15Hey Good Lookin'
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’ (on 1958-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
1:43
16I Can't Help It
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-05-15)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (on 1958-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
1:46
17Cold Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
2:21
18Blue Train
recording of:
Blue Train
lyricist and composer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist)
2:04
19Katy Too
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
41:58
20The Ways of a Woman in Love
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:28
21Fools Hall of Fame
recording of:
Fool's Hall of Fame
writer:
Danny Wolfe
2:26
22The Ways of a Woman in Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-10)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love (on 1958-07-10)
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
cover recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:17
23Thanks a Lot
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:39
24It's Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:08
25I Forgot to Remember to Forget
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:11
26I Just Thought You'd Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:26
27It's Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:11
28I Forgot to Remember to Forget
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
1:55
29Down the Street to 301
recording of:
Down the Street to 301
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:04
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▶CD 5

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
photography and illustration:Richard Andreas
Dan Bass
producer:Colin Escott
Richard Weize
mastering:Bob Jones (Doing audio mastering)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Bear Family Records (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/815864 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0000282XT [info]