Unchained
by Johnny Cash
- Type: Album
- Released: 5 November 1996
- Label: American Recordings
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:34
- Community rating: 3.76/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Unchained' is the vibrant second installment in Johnny Cash's American Recordings series. The album revitalizes his legendary sound with deeply warm, acoustic country rock arrangements, delivering bittersweet, melodic covers and deeply pastoral, Christian themes.
Genres
Descriptors: christian, melodic, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, storytelling, cover
Tracklist
- Rowboat (3:44)
- Sea Of Heartbreak (2:42)
- Rusty Cage (2:48)
- The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) (2:26)
- Country Boy (2:31)
- Memories Are Made Of This (2:19)
- Spiritual (5:06)
- The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (2:31)
- Southern Accents (4:41)
- Mean Eyed Cat (2:32)
- Meet Me In Heaven (3:21)
- I Never Picked Cotton (2:39)
- Unchained (2:51)
- I've Been Everywhere (3:17)
Credits
- Johnny Cash - primary artist, liner notes, vocals, acoustic guitar, written-by, vocal
- Marty Stuart - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
- Christine Cano - art direction, design, photography by [inlay], photography by [inside]
- Martyn Atkins - art direction, photography by [inside]
- Howie Epstein - bass, acoustic guitar
- Steve Ferrone - drums, percussion
- Mike Campbell - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, resonator guitar
- David Ferguson - engineer [additional]
- Eddie Miller - engineer [assistant]
- Greg Fidelman - engineer [assistant]
- John Ewing Jr. - engineer [assistant]
- Michael Stock - engineer [assistant]
- Sylvia Massy - engineer, mixed by
- Eddy Schreyer - mastered by, mastering
- Gene Grimaldi - mastered by, mastering
- Rick DePiro - organ [b3], piano
- Andy Earl - photography by [front cover], photography by [inside]
- Benmont Tench - piano, organ [b3], organ [vox continental], harmonium, chamberlin, Hammond organ, electronic organ
- Rick Rubin - producer
- Tom Petty - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, chamberlin, written-by
- Beck - written-by
- Lindsey Buckingham - acoustic guitar
- Mick Fleetwood - percussion
- Hal David - written-by
- Paul Hampton - written-by
- Juliet Prater - percussion
- Chris Cornell - written-by
- Lani McIntire - written-by
- Frank Miller - written-by
- Richard Dehr - written-by
- Terry Gilkyson - written-by
- Flea - bass
- Curt Bisquera - drums, percussion
- Josh Haden - written-by
- Anita Carter - written-by
- Helen Carter - written-by
- June Carter Cash - written-by
- Bobby George - written-by
- Charlie Williams - written-by
- Jude Johnstone - written-by
- Geoff Mack - written-by