The Greatest Hits

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Rock 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)
2:12
2Next 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.
32:51
3Big 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.
32:36
4Belshazar
recording of:
Belshazzar
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:29
5Come in Stranger (alternate)
recording of:
Come in Stranger
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:09
6Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
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
2:44
7Don’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)
32:33
8Folsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
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
2:34
9Cold, 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)
2:24
10Get 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
3.752:19
11The Ways of a Woman in Love (alternate)
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:30
12You’re the Nearest Thing in 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
2:44
13Home 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
32:43
14I 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)
42:29
15Wide Open Road
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:28
16I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:27
17If the God’s Lord 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
11:46
18Katy Too
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
42:01
19New Mexico
recording of:
New Mexico
writer:
Johnny Johnson (American singer/songwriter) and Leon Lambson
2:09
20One More Ride
cover recording of:
One More Ride
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
0:56
21Remember Me (I’m the One Who Loves You)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-08-04)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-08-04)
cover recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
32:03
22You Win Again
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
2:55
23Thanks a Lot
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:41
24I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
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)
2:43
25Two Timin’ Woman
recording of:
Two Timin’ Woman
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Ron Hacker
2:00