American Recordings

by Johnny Cash

American Recordings cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 April 1994
  • Label: American Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:52
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Rick Rubin, 'American Recordings' revitalized Johnny Cash's career by stripping his sound down to just his voice and an acoustic guitar. The album is incredibly somber and introspective, featuring dark, melancholic interpretations of traditional songs and contemporary covers that explore themes of faith and mortality.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, death, minimal, confessional, classic, sinister

Tracklist

  1. Delia's Gone (2:17)
  2. Let The Train Blow The Whistle (2:15)
  3. The Beast In Me (2:45)
  4. Drive On (2:23)
  5. Why Me Lord (2:20)
  6. Thirteen (2:29)
  7. Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer) (3:52)
  8. Bird On A Wire (4:01)
  9. Tennessee Stud (2:54)
  10. Down There By The Train (5:34)
  11. Redemption (3:03)
  12. Like A Soldier (2:50)
  13. The Man Who Couldn't Cry (5:01)

Credits

  • Johnny Cash - primary artist, written-by, lyrics by, adapted by, arranged by
  • Martyn Atkins - art direction, photography by [other photographs], photography
  • Christine Cano - design
  • Jim Scott - engineer [mix], mix
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastered by, mastering
  • Andy Earl - photography by [cover photograph, other photographs]
  • Rick Rubin - producer
  • Dick Toops - music by
  • Karl Silbersdorf - music by
  • Nick Lowe - written-by
  • Kris Kristofferson - written-by
  • Glenn Danzig - written-by
  • Leonard Cohen - written-by
  • Tom Waits - written-by
  • Loudon Wainwright III - written-by
  • Andrew Earl - photography

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