Rate it!
Avg: 3.5 (57 ratings)
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Oldies
- Label: Sun Records
Largely covers, this is an undeniable bonanza for Johnny Cash fans.
-
We Say...
Cash cut all these sides as part of the conditions for leaving Sun Records; in other words, he did it more or less against his will. Still, he was too proud a man to goldbrick the sessions completely, and this collection is not without interest. For one thing, here we begin to see some of the theretofore-hidden Johnny Cash we later came to know and love. Sam Phillips kept a close watch on the material he cut initially at Sun; for example, one of the reasons Cash decided to leave was that the boss wouldn't let him record gospel music, his first love. Here, as an unsupervised lame duck, he turns in a fervent "I Was There When It Happened." Until it no longer mattered, he also couldn't cut such folkie material at Sun as Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" and Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line," though such songs always played a significant role in his repertoire. And there's nearly half an album's worth of Hank Williams songs here, some of them ("I Heard That Lonesome Whistle") seemingly tailor-made for Cash. This package may not be for everybody, but it's an undeniable bonanza for Johnny Cash fans.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Always Alone |
1:53 |
|
| 02. | |
Cold, Cold Heart |
2:18 |
|
| 03. | |
Country Boy |
1:56 |
|
| 04. | |
Doin' My Time |
2:43 |
|
| 05. | |
Fools Hall of Fame |
2:26 |
|
| 06. | |
Goodnight Irene |
2:46 |
|
| 07. | |
Hey Good Lookin' |
1:43 |
|
| 08. | |
I Can't Help It |
1:50 |
|
| 09. | |
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You |
2:18 |
|
| 10. | |
I Couldn't Keep From Crying |
2:06 |
|
| 11. | |
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle |
2:25 |
|
| 12. | |
I Was There When It Happened |
2:20 |
|
| 13. | |
If the Good Lord's Willing |
1:46 |
|
| 14. | |
New Mexico |
2:09 |
|
| 15. | |
Remember Me |
2:02 |
|
| 16. | |
Rock Island Line |
2:16 |
|
| 17. | |
Two Timin' Woman |
2:02 |
|
| 18. | |
Wreck of the Old 97 |
1:55 |
|
| 19. | |
You Win Again |
2:22 |
|
| 20. | |
You're My Baby |
1:32 |
|
20 Total Tracks, 42:48 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Johnny Cash, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Johnny Cash fans
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC