The Complete Sun Recordings 1955-1958

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Wide Open Road
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:36
2Hey, 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)
3.352:14
3Cry! Cry! Cry!
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
bass and double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05) and Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
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:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
3.252:29
4My Two Timin' Woman
recording of:
Two Timin’ Woman
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Ron Hacker
1:57
5Port of Lonely Hearts
recording of:
Port of Lonely Hearts
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:35
6I Couldn't Keep From Crying
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marshall Grant
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:03
7Trail to Mexico
cover recording of:
New Mexico
writer:
Johnny Johnson (American singer/songwriter) and Leon Lambson
2:06
8Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) 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
4.22:50
9So Doggone Lonesome
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956)
recording of:
So Doggone Lonesome (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3.52:39
10Mean 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.
2:31
11Luther 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.
32:04
12Get Rhythm
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02) and Luther Perkins (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)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
3.752:14
13I Walk the Line
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) 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
14Train of Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Train of Love (on 1956-05-08)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:24
15There You Go
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1956, on 1956-05-08)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
32:20
16I 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
17Goodbye 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)
2:15
18Straight 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
19You're My Baby (Little Woolly Booger)
recording of:
You’re My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:47
20My Treasure
recording of:
My Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:28
▼ CD 2
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1Next in Line
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957)
recording of:
Next in Line (on 1957-04-04)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
32:49
2Don'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)
32:30
3Give My Love to Rose
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose (from 1957-07 until 1957-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher) and Carlin Music
2:46
4Home of the Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-01)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Home of the Blues (on 1957-07-01)
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
32:41
5Rock Island Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
3.352:11
6Wreck 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)
31:48
7Country Boy
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Country Boy (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
31:53
8Doin' 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
32:40
9If 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
11:44
10I 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
11I Was There When It Happened
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-08-04)
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-08-04)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-08-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-08-04)
background vocals:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-08-04) and Luther Perkins (on 1957-08-04)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-08-04)
cover recording of:
I Was There When It Happened (on 1957-08-04)
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Fern Jones
42:18
12Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
cover recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
2:50
13Belshazzar
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
14Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
32:33
15Goodnight 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:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
2:40
16Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:12
17Come 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
18Guess Things Happen That Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09)
producer:
Jack Clement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (on 1958-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
3.51:51
19Oh, Lonesome Me
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:30
20Leave That Junk Alone
recording of:
Leave That Junk Alone
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:27
▼ CD 3
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1You'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 (US country musician), John R. Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
2:41
2The Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:38
3Sugartime
cover recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
1:44
4Born to Lose
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
2:11
5Always Alone
cover recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
3:26
6You Tell Me
recording of:
You Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
1:48
7Life Goes On
recording of:
Life Goes On
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
2:00
8You 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
9I 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
10Hey 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)
1:41
11I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
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
12Cold, 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)
2:20
13Blue Train
recording of:
Blue Train
lyricist and composer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist)
2:04
14Katy Too
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
41:57
15The Ways of a Woman in Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-10)
producer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love (on 1958-07-10)
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:16
16Fools Hall of Fame
recording of:
Fool's Hall of Fame
writer:
Danny Wolfe
2:26
17Thanks a Lot
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:38
18It's Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:08
19I 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)
2:10
20I Just Thought You'd Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:24
21Down the Street to 301
recording of:
Down the Street to 301
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:03