Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Johnny Cash album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Greatest hits album by Johnny Cash
Released	September 1971
Recorded	August 8, 1958–July 10, 1970
Genre	Country rock and roll rockabilly
Length	29:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Law Frank Jones Bob Johnston
Johnny Cash chronology
Man in Black (1971) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971) Sunday Morning Coming Down (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a greatest hits compilation by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1971. It combines older songs from Cash's years with Sun Records (such as "Hey Porter" and "Folsom Prison Blues") with more recent hits like "A Boy Named Sue" from Cash's At San Quentin album and the Kris Kristofferson-penned "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down". The album was certified Gold on January 25, 1977, and Platinum on February 16, 1995, by the RIAA.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Boy Named Sue" (Live at San Quentin, February 24, 1969)	Shel Silverstein	3:41
2.	"Hey Porter" (from the album I Walk the Line )	Johnny Cash	2:19
3.	"Guess Things Happen That Way" (from the album Happiness Is You )	Jack Clement	1:53
4.	"Blistered" (from the album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash )	Billy Ed Wheeler	2:22
5.	"Big River" (from the album I Walk the Line )	Johnny Cash	2:18
6.	"Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" (from the album Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter )	Marshall Grant	2:34
7.	"Folsom Prison Blues" (from the album At Folsom Prison )	Johnny Cash	2:45
8.	"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (from the album The Johnny Cash Show )	Kris Kristofferson	4:08
9.	"If I Were a Carpenter" (from the album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash )	Tim Hardin	3:00
10.	"Frankie's Man Johnny" (from the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash )	Johnny Cash	2:15
11.	"Daddy Sang Bass" (from the album The Holy Land )	Carl Perkins	2:23

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Top LP's ( Billboard ) [2]	94
US Hot Country LP's (Billboard) [3]	5

References

1. Campbell, Al. Johnny Cash – His Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. "Billboard Hot Country LP's" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 83, no. 49. December 4, 1971. p. 40. Retrieved October 16, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.

External links

• Luma Electronic's Johnny Cash discography listing