The Legend of Johnny Cash

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The Legend of Johnny Cash
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Compilation album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedOctober 25, 2005
Recorded1955–2002
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Length64:58
Label
Producer Rick Rubin
Johnny Cash chronology
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The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc compilation album of American musician and singer Johnny Cash's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash's American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at Sun and Columbia, as well as one track recorded for Island Records.[ citation needed ] It was released on October 25, 2005, on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic Walk the Line . In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005, and 2× Platinum on May 19, 2006, by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,866,300 copies in the United States. [3]

Contents

A UK version entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a different track listing.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry! Cry! Cry!"Johnny Cash2:24
2."Hey, Porter"Johnny Cash2:13
3."Folsom Prison Blues"Johnny Cash2:49
4."I Walk the Line"Johnny Cash2:45
5."Get Rhythm"Johnny Cash2:14
6."Big River"Johnny Cash2:32
7."Guess Things Happen That Way" Jack Clement 1:51
8."Ring of Fire" June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore 2:37
9."Jackson" Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler 2:46
10."A Boy Named Sue" (live) Shel Silverstein 3:46
11."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" Kris Kristofferson 4:07
12."Man in Black"Johnny Cash2:52
13."One Piece at a Time"Wayne Kemp4:02
14."Highwayman" (with Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings/Kris Kristofferson) Jimmy Webb 3:03
15."The Wanderer" Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. 4:45
16."Delia's Gone" Johnny Cash, Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops2:19
17."Rusty Cage" Chris Cornell 2:49
18."I've Been Everywhere" Geoff Mack 3:16
19."Give My Love to Rose"Johnny Cash3:27
20."The Man Comes Around" (early take)Johnny Cash3:50
21."Hurt" Trent Reznor 3:38

Alternate UK track listing

A version released in the UK entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of U2's "One" and Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", included in their place.

UK Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ring of Fire" (1963) June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore Don Law, Frank Jones2:36
2."I Walk the Line" (1956) Johnny Cash Sam Phillips2:46
3."Jackson" (1967) Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber Don Law, Frank Jones2:46
4."Folsom Prison Blues" (1956) Johnny Cash Sam Phillips2:51
5."A Boy Named Sue (live)" (1969) Shel Silverstein Bob Johnston3:46
6."Big River" (1958) Johnny Cash Jack Clement 2:31
7."Get Rhythm" (1956) Johnny Cash Sam Phillips2:13
8."Cry! Cry! Cry!" (1955) Johnny Cash Sam Phillips2:24
9."Hey Porter" (1955) Johnny Cash Sam Phillips2:14
10."A Thing Called Love" (1972)Jerry R HubbardLarry Butler2:32
11."Guess Things Happen That Way" (1958) Jack Clement Jack Clement 1:52
12."San Quentin (live)" (1969) Johnny Cash Bob Johnston3:07
13."Man in Black" (1971) Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 2:53
14."Highwayman" (1985) Jimmy Webb Chips Moman 3:03
15."The Wanderer - U2 starring Johnny Cash" (1993) Bono-U2 Flood, Brian Eno, The Edge 4:44
16."I've Been Everywhere" (1996) Geoff Mack Rick Rubin 3:17
17."Rusty Cage" (1996) Chris Cornell Rick Rubin 2:50
18."Personal Jesus" (2002) Martin Lee Gore Rick Rubin 3:19
19."Give My Love to Rose" (2002) Johnny Cash Rick Rubin 3:28
20."One" (2000) Bono-U2 Rick Rubin 3:52
21."Hurt" (2002) Trent Reznor Rick Rubin 3:39

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Additional personnel

Charts and certifications

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