Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash (Reissue)

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

℗ 1963 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Manufactured by Columbia Records.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-25 18:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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
4.352:41
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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. (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)
33:59
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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

Credits

Release

photography:Frank Bez
producer:Bob Irwin
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter)
Don Law
mastering:Vic Anesini
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) 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 1963)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2531375 [info]
ASIN:US: B0012GMUYK [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/johnny_cash/ring_of_fire__the_best_of_johnny_cash/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/731332/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000352907 [info]