The Legend of Johnny Cash

by Johnny Cash

The Legend of Johnny Cash cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 25 October 2005
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 5:04:14
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Rick Rubin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as a career-spanning retrospective, 'The Legend of Johnny Cash' gathers iconic recordings from the legendary American singer-songwriter's vast catalog. The collection highlights his resonant baritone delivery, outlaw persona, and foundational contributions to folk and country music.

Genres

Descriptors: Classic, Baritone, Outlaw, Acoustic

Tracklist

  1. I Walk the Line (2:44)
  2. There You Go (2:16)
  3. Home of the Blues (2:38)
  4. Ballad of a Teenage Queen (2:10)
  5. Guess Things Happen That Way (1:49)
  6. The Ways of a Woman in Love (2:14)
  7. Don't Take Your Guns to Town (3:02)
  8. Ring of Fire - Single Version (2:35)
  9. The Matador (2:44)
  10. Understand Your Man (2:42)
  11. The Ballad of Ira Hayes (4:08)
  12. Orange Blossom Special (3:05)
  13. The One On The Right Is On The Left (2:46)
  14. Rosanna's Going Wild (1:57)
  15. Folsom Prison Blues - Live Version (2:43)
  16. Daddy Sang Bass (2:19)
  17. A Boy Named Sue - Live Version (3:44)
  18. What Is Truth (2:37)
  19. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down - Live (4:06)
  20. Flesh And Blood (2:35)
  21. Man in Black (2:52)
  22. A Thing Called Love (2:32)
  23. Kate (2:17)
  24. Oney - Single Version (3:05)
  25. Any Old Wind That Blows (2:46)
  26. One Piece At A Time - Single Version (4:00)
  27. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (3:46)
  28. Hey Porter (2:12)
  29. Cry, Cry, Cry (2:23)
  30. Luther Played the Boogie (2:02)
  31. Get Rhythm (2:13)
  32. Give My Love to Rose (2:43)
  33. I Was There When It Happened (2:15)
  34. Big River (2:30)
  35. I Still Miss Someone (2:36)
  36. Pickin' Time (1:56)
  37. The Man on the Hill (2:07)
  38. Five Feet High and Rising (1:45)
  39. Tennessee Flat-Top Box (2:58)
  40. I Got Stripes (2:03)
  41. Troublesome Waters (3:49)
  42. The Long Black Veil (3:05)
  43. Dark As A Dungeon (2:27)
  44. The Wall (2:09)
  45. 25 Minutes to Go (3:11)
  46. Cocaine Blues - Live Version (2:49)
  47. Doin' My Time (4:13)
  48. I Will Rock And Roll With You (2:51)
  49. Without Love (2:29)
  50. The Big Light (2:39)
  51. Highway Patrolman (5:20)
  52. I'm Never Gonna Roam Again (2:34)
  53. When I'm Gray (3:32)
  54. Forever Young (6:16)
  55. The Wreck of the Old 97 (1:45)
  56. Rock Island Line (2:09)
  57. Goodnight Irene (2:38)
  58. Goodbye, Little Darlin' (2:12)
  59. Born to Lose (2:08)
  60. Walking The Blues (2:11)
  61. Frankie's Man, Johnny (2:16)
  62. Delia's Gone (3:00)
  63. In the Jailhouse Now (2:21)
  64. Waiting For A Train (2:07)
  65. Casey Jones (3:02)
  66. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer (8:24)
  67. I've Been Working On The Railroad (3:26)
  68. Sweet Betsy From Pike (3:18)
  69. The Streets Of Laredo (3:39)
  70. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie (2:26)
  71. Down In The Valley (3:09)
  72. Wabash Cannonball (2:40)
  73. The Great Speckle Bird (2:07)
  74. Wildwood Flower (2:10)
  75. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (2:32)
  76. Pick a Bale o' Cotton (1:57)
  77. Old Shep (2:23)
  78. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (2:47)
  79. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2:38)
  80. Time Changes Everything (1:48)
  81. Keep on the Sunny Side (2:15)
  82. Diamonds in the Rough (3:09)
  83. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (2:48)
  84. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) (3:55)
  85. Another Man Done Gone (2:36)
  86. Pick the Wildwood Flower (2:57)
  87. Jackson (with June Carter Cash) (2:45)
  88. If I Were a Carpenter (with June Carter Cash) (2:59)
  89. Girl from the North Country (3:41)
  90. One More Ride (3:26)
  91. You Can't Beat Jesus Christ (with Billy Joe Shaver) (3:39)
  92. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (3:16)
  93. We Ought To Be Ashamed (2:44)
  94. Crazy Old Soldier (3:33)
  95. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine (2:47)
  96. Who's Gene Autry? (3:51)
  97. The Night Hank Williams Came to Town (3:22)
  98. I Walk The Line (Revisited) (3:50)
  99. Highwayman (3:02)
  100. The Wanderer (feat. Johnny Cash) (4:42)
  101. September When It Comes (3:39)
  102. Tears In the Holston River (3:41)
  103. Far Side Banks Of Jordan (with June Carter Cash) (2:41)
  104. It Takes One to Know Me (3:36)

Credits

  • June Carter - vocals [duet with]
  • Kris Kristofferson - vocals [with]
  • Waylon Jennings - vocals [with]
  • Willie Nelson - vocals [with]
  • Rick Rubin - producer

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