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] It has sold 1,845,400 copies in the US as of October 2019.[5]
A vinyl edition of The Essential Johnny Cash was released in 2015 as a double LP.[6] The vinyl release reduces the track list to 28 songs, compared to the 36 on the standard CD release.
Side A
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
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
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
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
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
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
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
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
TestimonialsEdit
The following people provided testimonials and/or 70th birthday greetings for the CD's liner notes (in this order):
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This article is about the 2002 compilation album For the 1992 album see The Essential Johnny Cash 1992 album The Essential Johnny Cash is a 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 CashGreatest hits album by Johnny CashReleasedFebruary 2002RecordedSeptember 1954 May 1993StudioSun StudiosGenreCountry outlaw country gospelLength103 53LabelLegacy ColumbiaProducerSam PhillipsJack ClementDon LawFrank JonesBob JohnstonJohnny CashCharlie BraggBrian AhernEarl BallFloodBrian EnoThe EdgeJohnny Cash chronologyReturn to the Promised Land 2000 The Essential Johnny Cash 2002 At Madison Square Garden 2002 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Tom HullA 2 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 It has sold 1 845 400 copies in the US as of October 2019 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 and The Wanderer from 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 Contents 1 Track listing 2 2015 Vinyl Reissue 3 Testimonials 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesTrack listing EditDisc oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Hey Porter Johnny Cash2 132 Cry Cry Cry Johnny Cash2 233 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash2 434 Get Rhythm Johnny Cash2 135 There You Go Johnny Cash2 176 Ballad of a Teenage Queen Jack Clement2 117 Big River Johnny Cash2 318 Guess Things Happen That Way Jack Clement1 499 All Over Again Johnny Cash2 1210 Don t Take Your Guns to Town Johnny Cash3 0211 Five Feet High and Rising Johnny Cash1 4612 The Rebel Johnny Yuma Richard Markowitz Andrew Fenady1 5213 Tennessee Flat Top Box Johnny Cash2 5814 I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash Roy Cash Jr 2 3415 Ring of Fire June Carter Merle Kilgore2 3516 The Ballad of Ira Hayes Peter LaFarge4 0717 Orange Blossom Special E T Rouse3 0618 Were You There When They Crucified My Lord with The Carter Family traditional arranged by Johnny Cash3 51 Disc twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 It Ain t Me Babe with June Carter Cash Bob Dylan3 032 The One on the Right Is on the Left Jack Clement2 473 Jackson with June Carter Cash Jerry Leiber as Gaby Rodgers Billy Edd Wheeler2 444 Folsom Prison Blues Live Johnny Cash2 445 Daddy Sang Bass Carl Perkins2 206 Girl from the North Country with Bob Dylan from Dylan s Nashville Skyline Bob Dylan3 427 A Boy Named Sue Live Shel Silverstein3 468 If I Were a Carpenter with June Carter Cash Tim Hardin2 599 Sunday Mornin Comin Down Kris Kristofferson4 0910 Flesh and Blood Johnny Cash2 3611 Man in Black Johnny Cash2 5212 Ragged Old Flag Johnny Cash3 0913 One Piece at a Time Wayne Kemp4 0114 Ghost Riders in the Sky Stan Jones3 4415 Song of the Patriot with Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Shirl Milete3 2416 Highwayman with Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson as The Highwaymen Jimmy Webb3 0317 The Night Hank Williams Came to Town with Waylon Jennings Bobby Braddock Charlie Williams3 2418 The Wanderer U2 starring Johnny Cash from U2 s album Zooropa Bono The Edge Larry Mullen Jr Adam Clayton4 43 Disc three 3 0 version only No TitleWriter s Length1 What Do I Care album version Johnny Cash2 092 I Got Stripes Johnny Cash2 053 Understand Your Man Johnny Cash2 444 What Is Truth Johnny Cash2 395 Oney Jerry Chesnut3 066 Any Old Wind That Blows D Feller2 477 A Thing Called Love Jerry Hubbard2 348 Without Love Nick Lowe2 292015 Vinyl Reissue EditA vinyl edition of The Essential Johnny Cash was released in 2015 as a double LP 6 The vinyl release reduces the track list to 28 songs compared to the 36 on the standard CD release Side ANo TitleWriter s Length1 Hey Porter Johnny Cash2 142 Cry Cry Cry Johnny Cash2 243 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash2 444 Get Rhythm Johnny Cash2 145 There You Go Johnny Cash2 176 Ballad of a Teenage Queen Jack Clement2 117 Big River Johnny Cash2 318 Guess Things Happen That Way Jack Clement1 50 Side BNo TitleWriter s Length1 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 CNo TitleWriter s Length1 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 DNo TitleWriter s Length1 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 Testimonials EditThe following people provided testimonials and or 70th birthday greetings for the CD s liner notes in this order June Carter Cash Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Merle Haggard George Jones Rosanne Cash Rodney Crowell Paul McCartney Bono of U2 The Edge of U2 Leonard Cohen John Mellencamp Raul Malo of The Mavericks Dave Matthews Tom Waits Chrissie Hynde Keith Richards Tom Petty Elvis Costello Ray Davies Nick Lowe Sam Shepard Billy Bob Thornton Matt McDonough of Mudvayne Shawn Crahan of Slipknot Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour Kirk Hammett of Metallica Henry Rollins Shelby Lynne Al Gore Nick Cave Trisha Yearwood Steve Earle Tim RobbinsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2002 2013 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 7 35US Top Country Albums Billboard 8 16 Year end charts Edit Chart 2003 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 9 64Chart 2017 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 10 52Chart 2018 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 11 81Chart 2020 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 12 24Chart 2021 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 13 38Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 14 4 Platinum 280 000 United States RIAA 3 3 Platinum 1 845 400 5 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit 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 Retrieved October 31 2020 Johnny Cash Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved October 31 2020 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Essential Johnny Cash 2002 album amp oldid 1146011762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
