Sings the Ballads of the True West

by Johnny Cash

Sings the Ballads of the True West cover art

Designed as a thematic double album, Johnny Cash provides spoken-word historical narration between songs detailing 19th-century American frontier life. The minimalist 'boom-chicka-boom' guitar backing serves as a sparse, rhythmic foundation for traditional ballads and original cowboy narratives.

Genres

  • Western

Tracklist

  1. Hiawatha's Vision
  2. The Road to Kaintuck
  3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Pt. I
  4. Narration 1
  5. The Ballad of Boot Hill
  6. I Ride an Old Paint
  7. Narration 2
  8. Hardin Wouldn't Run
  9. Narration 3
  10. Mister Garfield
  11. The Streets of Laredo
  12. Narration 4
  13. Johnny Reb
  14. A Letter from Home
  15. Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie
  16. Mean as Hell
  17. Sam Hall
  18. 25 Minutes to Go
  19. The Blizzard
  20. Narration 5
  21. Sweet Betsy from Pike
  22. Green Grow the Lilacs
  23. Narration 6
  24. Stampede
  25. The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Pt. II
  26. Reflections