Hymns by Johnny Cash / Now, There Was a Song! / Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

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

Tracklist

| |
▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1It Was Jesus
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-24)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-07-24)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Morris Palmer (US session drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
It Was Jesus (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Songs of Cash, Inc.
2:09
2I Saw a Man
cover recording of:
I Saw a Man
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
2:36
3Are All the Children In
recording of:
Are All the Children In
writer:
Craig Starrett
cover recording of:
Are All the Children In
writer:
Craig Starrett
1:58
4The Old Account
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1959-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1959-01-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1959-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Old Account Was Settled (on 1959-01-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:29
5Lead Me Gently Home
cover recording of:
Lead Me Gently Home, Father
writer:
William L. Thompson
2:04
6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1959-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1959-01-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1959-01-13)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1959-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (on 1959-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
1:57
7Snow in His Hair
recording of:
Snow in His Hair
writer:
Marshall Pack
2:24
8Lead Me Father
recording of:
Lead Me Father
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:31
9I Call Him
recording of:
I Call Him
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
1:51
10These Things Shall Pass
recording of:
These Things Shall Pass, Mark
lyricist:
Hamblen
composer:
B.R. Wallers
cover recording of:
These Things Shall Pass, Mark
lyricist:
Hamblen
composer:
B.R. Wallers
2:20
11He’ll Be a Friend
recording of:
He’ll Be a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Songs of Cash, Inc.
2:00
12God Will
recording of:
God Will
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
2:24
13It Was Jesus (mono EP version)
recording of:
It Was Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Songs of Cash, Inc.
2:05
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Seasons of My Heart
cover recording of:
Seasons of My Heart
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:34
2I Feel Better All Over
recording of:
I Feel Better All Over
writer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) and Leon Smith (1950s/'60s Rock & Roll artist)
2:06
3I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:11
4Time Changes Everything
cover recording of:
Time Changes Everything
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
1:52
5My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
cover recording of:
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
writer:
Lee Ross and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:26
6I’d Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall)
cover recording of:
I’d Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall)
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley
2:08
7Transfusion Blues
cover recording of:
Cocaine Blues (T.J. Arnall version)
lyricist and composer:
T.J. Arnall
version of:
Little Sadie
2:34
8Why Do You Punish Me
cover recording of:
Why Do You Punish Me
writer:
Erwin King
2:21
9I Will Miss You When You Go
cover recording of:
I Will Miss You When You Go
writer:
Baby Stewart and Ernest Tubb
2:03
10I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
cover recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002-today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
2:41
11Just One More
cover recording of:
Just One More
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:16
12Honky-Tonk Girl
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Girl
composer:
Chuck Harding and Hank Thompson
1:58
▼CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Ring of Fire
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963, in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201)
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
4.32:41
2I’d Still Be There
recording of:
I’d Still Be There
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Johnny Horton
2:37
3What Do I Care
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-24)
recording of:
What Do I Care (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:10
4I Still Miss Someone
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
I Still Miss Someone (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
42:38
5Forty Shades of Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
40 Shades of Green
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:57
6Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-21)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Marshall Grant (from 1962-08-21 until 1968-08-21)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-08-21)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-08-21)
five-string banjo [five-string banjo lute]:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-08-21)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1962-08-21)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-08-21)
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord (on 1962-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
33:59
7The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-08-14)
producer:
Don Law
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
The Rebel (on 1959-08-14)
writer:
Andrew Fenady and Richard Markowitz
1:55
8Bonanza!
recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
2:23
9The Big Battle
recording of:
The Big Battle
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
4:07
10Remember the Alamo
cover recording of:
Remember the Alamo
lyricist and composer:
Jane Bowers
2:52
11Tennessee Flat-Top Box
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box (on 1963-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:03
12(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-07-30)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-07-30)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1962-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-07-30)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1962-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1962-07-30)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:48