Complete Recording Sessions 1954-1969

Compilation by Johnny Cash

Released 2012

Tracklist

  • Digital Media 1
  • 1
    Wide Open Road (demo #1)
    1:52
  • 2
    You're My Baby (demo)
    1:48
  • 3
    My Treasure (demo)
    2:31
  • 4
    My Treasure (overdub)
    1:17
  • 5
    Folsom Prison Blues (demo #1)
    2:32
  • 6
    Folsom Prison Blues (demo #2)
    2:32
  • 7
    Wide Open Road (demo #2)
    2:36
  • 8
    Wide Open Road (demo #3)
    2:28
  • 9
    My Two Timin' Woman (demo)
    1:59
  • 10
    Hey Porter (demo)
    2:13
  • 11
    Hey Porter (m)
    2:15
  • 12
    Cry, Cry, Cry (m)
    2:29
    3.6 ★
  • 13
    Wide Open Road (demo)
    2:30
  • 14
    Port of Lonely Hearts
    2:36
  • 15
    I Couldn't Keep From Crying
    2:03
  • 16
    New Mexico
    2:07
  • 17
    Folsom Prison Blues (m)
    2:50
    4.4 ★
  • 18
    Luther Played the Boogie
    2:05
    4.5 ★
  • 19
    So Doggone Lonesome (m)
    2:38
  • 20
    Mean Eyed Cat (m)
    2:30
  • 21
    Rock 'n' Roll Ruby (demo)
    1:43
  • 22
    I Walk the Line (outtake)
    2:41
  • 23
    Brakeman's Blues (incomplete)
    1:02
  • 24
    Get Rhythm (mike Test)
    2:16
  • 25
    Get Rhythm (outtake)
    2:16
  • 26
    I Walk the Line (m)
    2:46
    4.2 ★
  • 27
    Get Rhythm (m)
    2:15
    4.0 ★
  • 28
    Train of Love (alt.)
    2:38
  • 29
    Train of Love (outtake)
    2:20
  • 30
    Train of Love (m)
    2:24
    4.0 ★
  • 31
    There You Go (m)
    2:19
  • 32
    One More Ride (incomplete)
    0:54
  • Digital Media 2
  • 1
    I Love You Because (Outtake)
    2:27
  • 2
    Goodbye Little Darling (o.d.M)
    2:16
  • 3
    Straight A's in Love
    2:14
  • 4
    I Love You Because
    2:28
  • 5
    Straight A's in Love
    2:15
  • 6
    Don't Make Me Go
    2:45
  • 7
    Don't Make Me Go
    2:53
  • 8
    Don't Make Me Go
    2:30
  • 9
    Next in Line
    2:47
    3.0 ★
  • 10
    Home of the Blues
    3:01
  • 11
    Give My Love to Rose
    3:12
  • 12
    Give My Love to Rose
    2:44
  • 13
    Give My Love to Rose
    2:46
  • 14
    Home of the Blues
    2:41
  • 15
    Rock Island Line
    2:11
    3.8 ★
  • 16
    Wreck of the Old '97
    1:48
    3.6 ★
  • 17
    Belshazzar
    2:27
  • 18
    Country Boy
    1:49
    3.5 ★
  • 19
    Leave That Junk Alone
    1:30
  • 20
    Doin' My Time
    2:39
    3.0 ★
  • 21
    Country Boy
    1:53
  • 22
    If the Good Lord's Willing
    1:44
    1.0 ★
  • 23
    I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
    2:25
    4.4 ★
  • 24
    I Was There When It Happened
    2:18
  • 25
    I Was There When It Happened
    2:17
    4.0 ★
  • 26
    Remember Me
    2:49
  • 27
    Big River
    3:46
  • 28
    Big River
    2:32
  • 29
    Ballad of a Teenage Queen
    2:18
  • Digital Media 3
  • 1
    Goodnight Irene
    2:40
  • 2
    Ballad of a Teenage Queen
    2:14
  • 3
    Come in Stranger
    2:03
  • 4
    Guess Things Happen That Way
    1:58
  • 5
    Come in Stranger
    1:43
  • 6
    Oh Lonesome Me
    2:30
  • 7
    Guess Things Happen That Way
    1:52
  • 8
    Oh Lonesome Me
    2:29
  • 9
    Sugartime
    1:46
  • 10
    Born to Lose
    2:10
  • 11
    You're the Nearest Thing to He
    2:38
    4.0 ★
  • 12
    You're the Nearest Thing to He
    2:41
    4.0 ★
  • 13
    Sugartime
    1:46
  • 14
    Born to Lose
    2:11
  • 15
    The Story of a Broken Heart
    2:35
  • 16
    The Story of a Broken Heart
    2:32
  • 17
    The Story of a Broken Heart
    1:39
  • 18
    The Story of a Broken Heart
    2:05
  • 19
    The Story of a Broken Heart
    2:12
  • 20
    Always Alone
    1:39
  • 21
    Always Alone
    1:13
  • 22
    Always Alone
    1:52
  • 23
    You Tell Me
    0:34
  • 24
    You Tell Me
    1:20
  • 25
    Life Goes On
    2:01
  • 26
    You Win Again
    0:33
  • 27
    You Win Again
    2:17
  • 28
    I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
    2:14
  • 29
    Hey Good Lookin'
    1:43
  • 30
    I Can't Help It
    1:46
  • 31
    Cold, Cold Heart
    2:20
  • 32
    You Win Again
    2:18
  • 33
    I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
    2:14
  • 34
    Hey Good Lookin'
    1:43
  • 35
    I Can't Help It
    1:46
  • 36
    Cold, Cold Heart
    2:21
  • Digital Media 4
  • 1
    Blue Train (m)
    2:02
  • 2
    Katy Too
    1:58
    4.0 ★
  • 3
    The Ways of Woman in Love
    2:28
  • 4
    Fools Hall of Fame (outtake)
    2:25
  • 5
    Fools Hall of Fame (FS+m)
    2:34
  • 6
    Thanks a Lot
    3:10
  • 7
    The Ways of Woman in Love (m)
    2:17
  • 8
    Thanks a Lot
    2:38
  • 9
    It's Just About Time
    2:08
  • 10
    I Just Thought You'd Like...
    2:23
  • 11
    I Forgot to Remember to Forget
    2:07
  • 12
    I Forgot to Remember to Forget
    2:10
  • 13
    It's Just About Time
    2:10
  • 14
    I Just Thought You'd Like...
    2:25
  • 15
    I Forgot to Remember to Forget
    1:54
  • 16
    Down the Street to 301
    2:03
  • 17
    Oh, What a Dream (take 10)
    2:05
  • 18
    I'll Remember You (take 6)
    2:07
  • 19
    Drink to Me
    1:54
  • 20
    What Do I Care
    2:08
  • 21
    Suppertime
    2:51
  • 22
    It Was Jesus
    2:05
  • 23
    Oh, What a Dream
    2:03
  • 24
    I'll Remember You
    2:05
  • 25
    Mama's Baby
    2:22
  • 26
    The Troubadour
    2:16
  • 27
    Run Softly, Blue River
    2:15
  • 28
    All Over Again
    2:15
    4.0 ★
  • 29
    That's All Over
    1:54
  • 30
    Frankie and Johnny
    2:17
  • 31
    Fools Hall of Fame
    2:09
  • 32
    Walkin' the Blues
    2:14
  • Digital Media 5
  • 1
    Lead Me Father (t01-04)
    3:40
  • 2
    Lead Me Father (t05-09)
    4:32
  • 3
    Lead Me Father (t10-12)
    3:46
  • 4
    Lead Me Father (t13-)
    2:35
  • 5
    That's Enough (t05-06)
    2:28
  • 6
    That's Enough (t04-)
    2:52
  • 7
    I Still Miss Someone (t07-10)
    4:07
  • 8
    I Still Miss Someone (t06-)
    4:19
  • 9
    I Still Miss Someone (t09-)
    2:55
  • 10
    I Still Miss Someone (m)
    2:43
  • 11
    One More Ride (t11-t12)
    3:09
  • 12
    One More Ride (t05-)
    2:16
  • 13
    One More Ride (t12-)
    2:06
  • 14
    Pickin' Time (t01-)
    2:32
  • 15
    Pickin' Time (t03-)
    2:04
  • 16
    Don't Take Your Guns to Town (1-)
    2:45
  • 17
    Don't Take Your Guns to Town (5-)
    3:31
  • 18
    Don't Take Your Guns to Town (m)
    3:04
  • 19
    I'd Rather Die Young
    2:53
  • 20
    The Shepherd of My Heart
    3:31
  • 21
    Cold Shoulder
    2:15
  • Digital Media 6
  • 1
    Snow in His Hair
    2:22
  • 2
    I Saw a Man
    2:33
  • 3
    Lead Me Gently Home
    2:00
  • 4
    Are All the Children In
    1:55
  • 5
    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
    1:53
  • 6
    I Call Him
    1:47
  • 7
    The Old Account
    2:25
  • 8
    He'll Be a Friend
    1:58
  • 9
    These Things Shall Pass
    2:16
  • 10
    It Could Be You Instead of Him
    1:50
  • 11
    God Will
    2:20
  • 12
    I Got Stripes
    2:06
  • 13
    You Dreamer You
    1:50
    3.0 ★
  • 14
    Five Feet High and Rising
    1:47
    3.6 ★
  • 15
    The Man on the Hill
    2:10
    5.0 ★
  • 16
    Hank and Joe and Me
    2:13
    4.0 ★
  • 17
    The Caretaker
    2:06
  • 18
    Clementine
    2:30
    5.0 ★
  • 19
    I Want to Go Home
    1:58
  • 20
    Old Apache Squaw
    1:42
    4.0 ★
  • 21
    Don't Step on Mother's Roses
    2:34
  • 22
    The Great Speckled Bird
    2:10
    3.0 ★
  • 23
    My Grandfather's Clock
    2:44
  • 24
    The Rebel Johnny Yuma
    1:53
    4.0 ★
  • 25
    The Little Drummer Boy
    2:37
  • 26
    Remember the Alamo
    2:48
  • 27
    Ballad of Boot Hill
    Johnny Western
    2:37
  • 28
    I'll Remember You
    1:54
  • 29
    Lorena
    1:56
  • 30
    Heartbeat
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:16
  • 31
    Hello Again
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:10
  • 32
    Bandana
    2:15
  • 33
    Wablash Blues
    2:18
  • 34
    Viel zu spät
    2:09
  • 35
    Wo ist zu hause mama?
    1:51
  • Digital Media 7
  • 1
    Johnny Yuma Theme
    1:57
  • 2
    Going to Memphis
    3:08
  • 3
    Second Honey Moon
    1:56
  • 4
    When Papa Played the Dobro
    1:43
  • 5
    Boss Jack
    1:42
  • 6
    Lumberjack
    1:50
  • 7
    Slow Rider
    2:42
  • 8
    Loading Coal
    2:19
  • 9
    Dorraine of Ponchartrain
    3:41
  • 10
    Old Doc Brown
    2:46
  • 11
    The Fable of Willie Brown
    1:55
  • 12
    Smiling Bill McCall
    2:07
  • 13
    I Couldn't Keep From Crying
    2:09
  • 14
    My Shoes Keep Walking Back To
    2:24
  • 15
    I Will Miss You When You Go
    2:02
  • 16
    I Feel Better All Over
    2:04
  • 17
    Why Do You Punish Me?
    2:19
  • 18
    Just One More
    2:14
  • 19
    Seasons of My Heart
    2:31
  • 20
    Honky Tonk Girl
    2:00
  • 21
    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
    2:40
  • 22
    Time Changes Everything
    1:50
  • 23
    I'd Just Be Fool Enough
    2:07
  • 24
    Transfusion Blues
    2:34
  • 25
    The Losing Kind
    1:50
  • 26
    Lovin' Locomotive Man
    2:30
  • Digital Media 8
  • 1
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 1)
    2:49
  • 2
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 2)
    1:43
  • 3
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 3)
    2:46
  • 4
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 4)
    0:15
  • 5
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 5)
    0:12
  • 6
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 6)
    2:43
  • 7
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 7)
    0:23
  • 8
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 8)
    1:37
  • 9
    The Girl in Saskatoon (take 9)
    2:38
  • 10
    An Empty Chair (take 1)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:16
  • 11
    An Empty Chair (take 2)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    0:16
  • 12
    An Empty Chair (take 3)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    0:27
  • 13
    An Empty Chair (take 4)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    0:13
  • 14
    An Empty Chair (take 5)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:18
  • 15
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 1)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:10
  • 16
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 2)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:05
  • 17
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 3)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    0:19
  • 18
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 4)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    0:09
  • 19
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 5)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    1:59
  • 20
    Relief Is Just a Swallow Away (take 6)
    Roy Cash Jr.
    2:07
  • 21
    Riot in Cell Block #9 (take 1)
    Ray Liberto
    3:21
  • 22
    Riot in Cell Block #9 (take 2)
    Ray Liberto
    0:16
  • 23
    Riot in Cell Block #9 (take 3)
    Ray Liberto
    2:50
  • 24
    It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
    Ray Liberto
    4:13
  • 25
    Rocket '69 (take 1)
    Ray Liberto
    0:55
  • 26
    Rocket '69 (take 2)
    Ray Liberto
    2:00
  • 27
    Blueberry Hill
    Ray Liberto
    3:34
  • 28
    Five Minutes to Live (take 1)
    2:05
  • 29
    The Losing Kind
    1:59
  • 30
    Five Minutes to Live (take 2)
    2:13
  • 31
    Blues for Two (instrumental)
    2:10
  • 32
    Jeri and Nina's Melody (instrumental)
    2:44
  • 33
    The Girl in Saskatoon
    2:16
  • 34
    Locomotive Man
    2:50
  • 35
    A Day in the Grand Canyon
    10:49
  • Digital Media 9
  • 1
    The Big Battle
    4:05
  • 2
    Forty Shades of Green (take 1)
    2:54
  • 3
    Forty Shades of Green (take 2)
    2:54
  • 4
    He’ll Understand
    2:27
  • 5
    Tall Man
    1:55
  • 6
    God Has My Fortune Laid Away
    2:49
  • 7
    When I’ve Learnt
    2:47
  • 8
    I Got Shoes
    2:01
  • 9
    Let Thelower Lights Be Burning
    2:13
  • 10
    If We Never Meet Again
    3:02
  • 11
    When I Take My Vacation in H.
    2:26
  • 12
    When He Reached Down His Hand
    2:04
  • 13
    Taller Than Trees
    1:52
  • 14
    I Won’t Have to Cross Jordan
    3:00
  • 15
    My God Is Real
    2:00
  • 16
    These Hands
    2:14
  • 17
    Folsom Prison Blues (remake)
    2:54
  • 18
    I Walk the Line (remake)
    2:46
  • 19
    Hey Porter (remake)
    1:59
  • 20
    I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever
    2:28
  • 21
    Mr. Lonesome
    2:18
  • 22
    There’s a Mother Always Waiting
    3:01
  • 23
    I’m Free From the Chain Gang
    1:51
  • 24
    Delia’s Gone (alt. #1)
    3:02
  • 25
    Sing It Pretty Sue
    2:01
  • 26
    Blue Bandana (instrumental)
    1:44
  • 27
    So Doggone Lonesome (instrumental)
    2:10

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Release credits

  • vocal [33-34]
  • background vocals [9]
  • background vocals [9]
  • drums (drum set) [7.1, 6.5, 6.13, 6.22, 4.28]
  • background vocals [9]
  • background vocals [9]
  • producer [9.5, 9.21-22, 4.22, 4.28-29, 8.33-34, 7.1, 7.3, 7.12, 6.5, 6.12-14, 6.22, 6.24, 6.29]
  • piano [8.33-34, 9.21-22]
  • producer [9.5, 9.21-22, 7.12, 8.33-34]
  • vocal [11-12]
  • guitar [9], producer [11-12, 29, 31, 34]
  • drums (drum set) [11-12]
  • piano [11-12]
  • acoustic guitar [1.12, 1.17-18, 1.26-27, 1.30, 2.9, 2.15-16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22-23, 2.25, 3.11-12, 4.22, 4.29, 6.5, 6.22], arranger [15-16], guitar [4.28, 9.21-22, 7.1, 6.13-14, 8.33-34], lead vocals [1.12, 1.17-18, 1.26-27, 1.30, 6.14, 2.9, 2.15-16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22-23, 3.11-12], performer [2], vocal [8.33-34, 9.21-22, 4.22, 4.28-29, 2.25, 1.17, 6.5, 6.13, 6.22, 6.24, 7.1]
  • guitar [33-34]
  • background vocals [9]
  • background vocals [25], electric guitar [9.21-22, 2.9, 2.15-16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22-23, 2.25, 1.12, 1.17-18, 1.26-27, 1.30, 7.1, 8.33-34, 4.22, 4.28-29, 3.11-12, 6.5, 6.13-14, 6.22]
  • background vocals [25], bass [6.5, 6.13-14, 6.22, 4.22, 4.28-29, 7.1, 8.33-34, 9.21-22], double bass [1.12, 1.17-18, 1.26-27, 1.30, 2.9, 2.15-16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22-23, 2.25, 3.11-12]
  • piano [6.5, 6.22, 4.22, 4.29]
  • drums (drum set) [22, 29]
  • background vocals [9]
  • producer [1.12, 1.17, 1.26-27, 1.30, 2.9, 2.15-16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22-23, 2.25]
  • guitar [21-22]
  • drums (drum set) [9.21-22, 8.33-34]

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