The Essential Johnny Cash double -compact disc compilation by Johnny Cash released as part of Sony BMG 's Essential series. It was compiled to commemorate Cash's 70th birthday. It is not to be confused with the three-CD box set of the same name released by Columbia Records in 1992.
The Essential Johnny Cash Released February 2002 Recorded September 1954 – May 1993 Genre
Length 103 :53 Label
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The double album concentrates mainly on Cash's first 15 years as a recording artist with Sun Records and Columbia, contains only eight post-1970 selections, and no selections from Cash's work with Rick Rubin for American Recordings : Cash's final hit single, a cover of Nine Inch Nails ' "Hurt ", was released ten months later. The album was certified gold and platinum on February 5, 2005 and was certified 3× platinum on March 3, 2016 for sales of 1,500,000 copies by the RIAA.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Amongst the 36 tracks on the compilation are two songs that feature Cash prominently but are from other artists' albums: "Girl from the North Country " from Bob Dylan 's 1969 album Nashville Skyline U2 's 1993 album Zooropa
As a tribute to Cash's influence on country, rock, and other modern musics and his wide fan base, the liner notes feature testimonials and 70th birthday greetings from an array of artists – from friends and collaborators like Willie Nelson , Kris Kristofferson , Tom Petty , ex-stepson-in-law Nick Lowe , and wife June Carter Cash , and also from Keith Richards , Elvis Costello , Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan of Slipknot , Metallica 's Kirk Hammett , and Henry Rollins .
A vinyl edition of The Essential Johnny Cash was released in 2015 as a double LP.[ 6]
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Hey Porter" Johnny Cash 2:14 2. "Cry! Cry! Cry!" Johnny Cash 2:24 3. "I Walk the Line" Johnny Cash 2:44 4. "Get Rhythm" Johnny Cash 2:14 5. "There You Go" Johnny Cash 2:17 6. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" Jack Clement 2:11 7. "Big River" Johnny Cash 2:31 8. "Guess Things Happen That Way" Jack Clement 1:50
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "All Over Again" Johnny Cash 2. "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" Johnny Cash 3. "Five Feet High and Rising" Johnny Cash 4. "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" Richard Markowitz / Andrew Fenady 5. "Tennessee Flat Top Box" Johnny Cash 6. "I Still Miss Someone" Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr. 7. "Ring of Fire" June Carter/Merle Kilgore
Side C Title Writer(s) 1. "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" Peter LaFarge 2. "Orange Blossom Special" E.T. Rouse 3. "It Ain't Me Babe" (with June Carter Cash) Bob Dylan 4. "The One on the Right is on the Left" Jack Clement 5. "Jackson" (with June Carter Cash) Jerry Leiber [as Gaby Rodgers]/Billy Edd Wheeler 6. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Live) Johnny Cash
Side D Title Writer(s) 1. "Daddy Sang Bass" Carl Perkins 2. "Girl From the North Country" (with Bob Dylan) Bob Dylan 3. "A Boy Named Sue" (Live) Shel Silverstein 4. "If I Were a Carpenter" (with June Carter Cash) Tim Hardin 5. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" Kris Kristofferson 6. "Man in Black" Johnny Cash 7. "One Piece at a Time" Wayne Kemp
The following people provided testimonials and/or 70th birthday greetings for the CD's liner notes (in this order):
^ The Essential Johnny Cash at AllMusic ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)" . A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge . Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .^ a b "American album certifications – Johnny Cash – The Essential Johnny Cash" . Recording Industry Association of America .^ Paul Grein (August 7, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 4, 2013. Albums: Robin Thicke, Call Katy Perry" . Yahoo Chart Watch . ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019" . RoughStock . Retrieved October 15, 2019 . ^ "Johnny Cash – The Essential Johnny Cash" . discogs.com . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003" . Billboard . Retrieved October 31, 2020 .^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved June 30, 2021 .^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018" . Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2021 .^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 12, 2021 .^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 28, 2021 .^ "British album certifications – Johnny Cash – The Essential" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 12, 2024 .
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