Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous

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Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
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ReleasedDecember 1, 1958 (1958-12-01)
RecordedApril 2, 1956 – July 10, 1958
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LengthOriginal: 28:57
Re-issue: 38:08
Label Sun
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Johnny Cash chronology
The Fabulous Johnny Cash
(1958)
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
(1958)
Hymns by Johnny Cash
(1959)
Singles from Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
  1. "There You Go"
    Released: November 21, 1956
  2. "Next in Line"
    Released: April 15, 1957
  3. "Home of the Blues"
    Released: August 10, 1957
  4. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
    Released: December 1, 1957
  5. "Guess Things Happen That Way"
    Released: May 20, 1958
  6. "The Ways of a Woman in Love"
    Released: August 11, 1958
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Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released on December 1, 1958 by Sun Records. The album is made up of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label for Columbia Records. The album was re-issued in 2003, under the label Varèse Sarabande, with four different versions of songs already available on the original LP as bonus tracks. The complete contents of the album are also incorporated into an extended version of the previous collection With His Hot and Blue Guitar included in the 2012 box set Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ballad of a Teenage Queen" Jack Clement 2:13
2."There You Go" Johnny Cash 2:19
3."I Walk the Line"Cash2:46
4."Don't Make Me Go"Cash2:31
5."Guess Things Happen That Way"Clement1:52
6."Train of Love"Cash2:24
7."The Ways of a Woman in Love" Bill Justis, Charlie Rich 2:16
8."Next in Line"Cash2:49
9."You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"Jim Atkins, Cash, Hoyt Johnson2:42
10."I Can't Help It" Hank Williams 1:49
11."Home of the Blues"Cash, Douglas Glenn Tubb, Lillie McAlpin2:41
12."Big River"Cash2:35
Total length:28:57
Re-issue Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Don't Make Me Go" (Alternate Take)Cash2:30
14."The Ways of a Woman in Love" (Alternate Take)Justis, Rich2:28
15."Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Undubbed Master)Clement2:15
16."Guess Things Happen That Way" (Undubbed Master)Clement1:58
Total length:38:08

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Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1956"There You Go"Country Singles1
1957"Don't Make Me Go"Country Singles9
1957"Home of the Blues"Country Singles3
1957"Home of the Blues"Pop Singles88
1957"Next in Line"Country Singles9
1957"Next in Line"Pop Singles99
1957"Train of Love"Country Singles7
1958"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"Country Singles1
1958"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"Pop Singles14
1958"Big River"Country Singles4
1958"Big River"Pop Singles14
1958"Guess Things Happen That Way"Country Singles1
1958"Guess Things Happen That Way"Pop Singles11
1958"The Ways of a Woman in Love"Country Singles2
1958"The Ways of a Woman in Love"Pop Singles24
1958"You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"Country Singles5
1958"You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"Pop Singles24

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