Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1Leave That Junk Alone
recording of:
Leave That Junk Alone
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:27
2Hey, Good Look’In
cover 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)
1:41
3Come In, Stranger
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09)
producer:
Jack Clement
performer:
The Tennessee Two
recording of:
Come in Stranger (on 1958-04-09)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:42
4If the Good Lord’s Willing
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
If the Lord’s Willing and the Creeks Don’t Rise (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
1:44
5Sugartime
cover recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
1:44
6I Can’t Help It
1:45
7You’re My Baby
recording of:
You’re My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:47
8Wreck of the Old 97
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97 (in 1957)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
31:47
9You Tell Me
cover recording of:
You Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
1:48
10Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
1:50
11Country Boy
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
1:53
12Katy Too
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
1:57
13My Two Timin’ Woman
recording of:
Two Timin’ Woman
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Ron Hacker
1:57
14Life Goes On
recording of:
Life Goes On
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
1:59
15I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:02
16Down the Street to 301
recording of:
Down the Street to 301
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:03
17Blue Train
recording of:
Blue Train
lyricist and composer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist)
2:03
18Luther Played the Boogie
engineered in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
recording of:
Luther Played the Boogie (on 1955-07-30)
writer:
Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
32:03
19Trail to Mexico
cover recording of:
New Mexico
writer:
Johnny Johnson (American singer/songwriter) and Leon Lambson
2:05
20It’s Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:07
21I 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)
2:09
22Born to Lose
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
2:10
23Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:11
24Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:12
25Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:13
26Hey, Porter
engineered in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
3.352:13
27I 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)
2:14
28Goodbye Little Darlin’
recording of:
Goodbye Little Darlin’, Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-03-15) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (company that specialized in library and production music) (on 1940-05-07)
2:14
29Remember Me
2:14
30Straight a’s in Love
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Straight ‘A’s in Love (on 1956-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
32:15
31The 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
2:16
32I Was There When It Happened
recording of:
I Was There When It Happened
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Fern Jones
2:17
33You 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
34There You Go
recording of:
There You Go
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:19
35Cold, Cold Heart
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1958-05-15)
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)
2:19
36I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:23
37Train of Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Train of Love (on 1956-05-08)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:23
38Fools Hall of Fame
recording of:
Fool's Hall of Fame
writer:
Danny Wolfe
2:25
39I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
42:26
40Belshazzar
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1957)
bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1957)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1957)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1957)
recording of:
Belshazzar (in 1957)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:26
41I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
2:26
42My Treasure
recording of:
My Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:29
43Cry, Cry, Cry
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
2:29
44Don’t Make Me Go
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Go (on 1957-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
32:29
45Oh, Lonesome Me
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:30
46Mean Eyed Cat
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Mean Eyed Cat (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd. and Knox Music, Inc.
2:30
47Big River
live recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc., House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
2:32
48Port of Lonely Hearts
recording of:
Port of Lonely Hearts
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:35
49Wide Open Road
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:35
50The Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:37
51Thanks a Lot
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:37
52So Doggone Lonesome
recording of:
So Doggone Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:38
53Doin’ My Time
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-08-04)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Doing My Time (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
2:40
54Goodnight Irene
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lead Belly and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Ludlow Music, Inc., Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
2:40
55Home of the Blues
recording of:
Home of the Blues
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
2:40
56You’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
2:40
57Give My Love to Rose
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-01)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose (on 1957-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher) and Carlin Music
2:45
58I Walk the Line
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, 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 1956-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
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), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., 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
59Next in Line
recording of:
Next in Line
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
2:48
60Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Johnston (American record producer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
4.22:49
61Always Alone
cover recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
3:26

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