America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

by Johnny Cash

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:07
  • Community rating: 2.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed as a deeply patriotic, educational concept album, the legendary country artist intertwines dramatic spoken-word narratives with traditional folk and country songs. Reflecting his intense interest in American history, the meticulously researched project serves as a compelling, early celebration of the impending United States Bicentennial.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, patriotic, history, conceptual, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Opening Dialogue (0:23)
  2. Paul Revere (2:17)
  3. Begin West Movement (0:26)
  4. The Road To Kaintuck (1:21)
  5. To The Shining Mountains (0:48)
  6. The Battle Of New Orleans (2:21)
  7. Southwestward (0:37)
  8. Remember the Alamo (2:26)
  9. Opening The West (0:56)
  10. Lorena (1:50)
  11. The Gettysburg Address (2:38)
  12. The West (0:57)
  13. Big Foot (3:02)
  14. Like A Young Colt (0:38)
  15. Mister Garfield (3:53)
  16. A Proud Land (0:24)
  17. The Big Battle (3:05)
  18. On Wheels And Wings (0:30)
  19. Come Take A Trip In My Airship (1:05)
  20. Reaching For The Stars (0:42)
  21. These Are My People (2:38)

Credits

  • Johnny Cash - primary artist, dialog [written by], arranged by
  • Marshall Grant - bass
  • W.S. Holland - drums
  • Bob Wootton - guitar
  • Carl Perkins - guitar
  • Ray Edenton - guitar
  • Red Lane - guitar
  • Norman Blake - guitar, banjo

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