I Walk the Line (1964 album)

Not to be confused with I Walk the Line (soundtrack album) or Walk the Line (soundtrack).

I Walk the Line
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	June 22, 1964
Recorded	June 13, 1963–March 5, 1964
Genre	Country rockabilly
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Law Frank Jones
Johnny Cash chronology
The Christmas Spirit (1963) I Walk the Line (1964) Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964)
Singles from I Walk the Line
"Understand Your Man" Released: February 22, 1964 "Bad News" Released: June 2, 1964

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

I Walk the Line is the nineteenth studio album by singer and songwriter Johnny Cash, featuring a handful of recent songs alongside new recordings of previous hits from his previous tenure at Sun Records (save for "I Still Miss Someone" that was first recorded for Columbia). It was released on Columbia Records in 1964. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1967. ^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Walk the Line" (new recording)	Cash	2:33
2.	"Bad News"	John D. Loudermilk	2:56
3.	"Folsom Prison Blues" (new recording)	Cash	2:35
4.	"Give My Love to Rose" (new recording)	Cash	2:20
5.	"Hey Porter" (new recording)	Cash	2:19
6.	"I Still Miss Someone" (new recording)	Johnny Cash, Roy Cash	3:07

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Understand Your Man"	Cash	2:43
8.	"Wreck of the Old '97" (new recording)	Cash, Bob Johnson, Norman Blake	2:41
9.	"Still in Town"	Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran	2:36
10.	"Big River" (new recording)	Cash	2:17
11.	"Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye" (new recording)	Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin	2:24
12.	"Troublesome Waters"	Maybelle Carter, Dixie Dean	3:48

Personnel

• Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
• Luther Perkins – lead guitar
• Norman Blake – acoustic guitar, dobro
• Bob Johnson, Jack Clement – rhythm guitar
• Marshall Grant – bass
• W.S. Holland – drums
• Bill Pursell – piano
• Don Helms – steel guitar
• Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney – trumpet
• Rufus Long – flute
• The Carter Family – backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones
• Cover photo by Lee Friedlander

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	53
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1964	"Understand Your Man"	US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	35
		US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	1
	"Bad News"	US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. I Walk the Line at AllMusic
2. Jopling, Norman (September 4, 1964). "Johnny Cash: I Walk The Line" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
3. "American album certifications – Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
5. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
6. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
7. "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2025.

External links

• Luma Electronic entry on I Walk the Line