American IV: The Man Comes Around

by Johnny Cash

American IV: The Man Comes Around cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 November 2002
  • Label: American Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:45
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 12 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The final album released during his lifetime, 'American IV: The Man Comes Around' is a profoundly sombre and introspective collection of acoustic Americana. Johnny Cash delivers stark, stripped-down renditions of contemporary songs, emphasizing themes of mortality and spiritual reflection. It serves as a majestic and deeply emotional capstone to a legendary career.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, christian, death, male-vocals, cover, stripped-down, ballad

Tracklist

  1. The Man Comes Around (04:26)
  2. Hurt (03:36)
  3. Give My Love To Rose (03:27)
  4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (03:54)
  5. I Hung My Head (03:53)
  6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (03:52)
  7. Personal Jesus (03:19)
  8. In My Life (02:57)
  9. Sam Hall (02:39)
  10. Danny Boy (03:18)
  11. Desperado (03:12)
  12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (03:02)
  13. Tear Stained Letter (03:39)
  14. Streets Of Laredo (03:33)
  15. We'll Meet Again (02:58)

Credits

  • Mike Campbell - acoustic guitar
  • Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
  • Smokey Hormel - acoustic guitar
  • Christine Cano - art direction, design
  • Lindsay Chase - coordinator [album production]
  • Andrew Scheps - engineer [additional]
  • Chuck Turner - engineer [additional]
  • John Carter Cash - engineer [additional], producer [associate]
  • Thom Russo - engineer [additional]
  • Benmont Tench - harmonium, organ, piano
  • Johnny Cash - liner notes
  • Vlado Meller - mastered by
  • Martyn Atkins - photography by
  • Rick Rubin - producer
  • Dwight Hume - producer [production assistants]
  • Jimmy Tittle - producer [production assistants]
  • Laura Cash - producer [production assistants]
  • David Ferguson - recorded by, mixed by

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