The Man in Black: 1959-'62

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Snow in His Hair
recording of:
Snow in His Hair
writer:
Marshall Pack
2:22
2I Saw a Man
cover recording of:
I Saw a Man
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
2:33
3Lead Me Gently Home
cover recording of:
Lead Me Gently Home, Father
writer:
William L. Thompson
2:01
4Are All the Children In
cover recording of:
Are All the Children In
writer:
Craig Starrett
recording of:
Are All the Children In
writer:
Craig Starrett
1:55
5Swing 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)
1:54
6I Call Him
recording of:
I Call Him
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
1:48
7The Old Account
recording of:
The Old Account Was Settled
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:26
8He'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.
1:59
9These 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
2:17
10It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
recording of:
It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
writer:
Vic McAlpin
1:51
11God Will
recording of:
God Will
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
2:21
12The Great Speckled Bird
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-03-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1959-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1959-03-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1959-03-12)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1959-03-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-03-12)
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:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1959-03-12)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
2:10
13Were 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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)
33:57
14He'll Understand and Say Well Done
cover recording of:
He’ll Understand and Say Well Done
writer:
Roger Wilson (songwriter)
2:27
15God Has My Fortune Laid Away
cover recording of:
God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
2:50
16When I've Learned
cover recording of:
When I've Learned
writer:
Ray Baker (producer, likely from Nashville, TN), Buddy Killen and Delbert Wilson
2:48
17I Got Shoes
recording of:
I Got Shoes
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:02
18Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
cover recording of:
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
lyricist and composer:
Philip Paul Bliss (Composer, hymn writer and gospel singer) (in 1871)
2:14
19If We Never Meet Again
cover recording of:
If We Never Meet Again
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley
3:02
20When I Take My Vacation in Heaven
cover recording of:
When I Take My Vacation in Heaven
writer:
Herbert Buffum and R. E. Vinsett
2:26
21When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
cover recording of:
When the Savior Reached Down for Me
lyricist and composer:
G.E. Wright (Gospel songwriter)
2:05
22Taller Than Trees
cover recording of:
Taller Than Trees
lyricist and composer:
Lee Ferebee
1:52
23I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone
recording of:
I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:00
24My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)
cover recording of:
My God Is Real (Yes, He Is Real) (hymn)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Morris (organ player, 1917–1988)
2:01
25These Hands
cover recording of:
These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Noack (late 50s rock & roll/rockabilly artist)
2:14
26Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:53
27(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)
2:50
28A Day in the Grand Canyon
10:50
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part of:The Man in Black (Johnny Cash) (order: 2)