Sings the Ballads of the True West
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Sings the Ballads of the True West | ||
Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
Released | Original: September 1965 Re-issued: August 27, 2002 |
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Recorded | August 14, 1959 - April 26, 1965 | |
Genre | Country | |
Length | Original: 64:50 Re-issue: 68:25 |
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Label | Columbia | |
Producer(s) | Don Law, Frank Jones | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Johnny Cash chronology | ||
Orange Blossom Special (1965) |
Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965) |
Everybody Loves a Nut (1966) |
Sings the Ballads of the True West is a concept album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1965 (see 1965 in music). Covering twenty individual songs, the album, as its title suggests, contains various ballads and other songs on topics related to the history of the American Old West. This includes Carl Perkins' "The Ballad of Boot Hill", "Streets of Laredo", and the sole single from the album, "Mr. Garfield", describing the shock of the population after the assassination of President James Garfield. One of the songs, "25 Minutes to Go", would later be performed at Folsom Prison and appear on Cash's famous At Folsom Prison recording in 1968. Sings the Ballads of the True West was re-issued in 2002 (see 2002 in music) through Legacy Recordings, with two bonus tracks, one of which is an instrumental version of a track available on the album.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Hiawatha's Vision" (Cash) – 2:25
- "The Road to Kaintuck" (June Carter) – 2:43
- "The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part I" (Jack V.C. Gilbert, Mary Margaret Hadler) – 2:54
- "The Ballad of Boot Hill" (Carl Perkins) – 3:48
- "I Ride an Old Paint" (Traditional) – 2:58
- "Hardin Wouldn't Run" (Cash) – 4:19
- "Mr. Garfield" (Ramblin' Jack Elliott) – 4:35
- "Streets of Laredo" (Traditional) – 3:39
- "Johnny Reb" (Merle Kilgore) – 2:50
- "A Letter from Home" (Maybelle Carter, Dearest Dean) – 2:35
- "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "Mean as Hell" (Cash) – 3:07
- "Sam Hall" (Tex Ritter) – 3:15
- "25 Minutes to Go" (Shel Silverstein) – 3:14
- "The Blizzard" (Harlan Howard) – 3:53
- "Sweet Betsy from Pike" (Jimmie Driftwood) – 3:57
- "Green Grow the Lilacs" (Traditional) – 2:47
- "Stampede" (Peter La Farge) – 4:01
- "The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part II" (Gilbert, Hadler) – 2:28
- "Reflections" (Cash) – 2:58
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "Rodeo Hand" (La Farge) – 2:27
- "Stampede" (La Farge) – 1:07
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals
- Luther Perkins - Guitar
- Norman Blake, Jack Clement - Acoustic Guitar
- Bob Johnson - 12-String Guitar/Flute/Banjo/Mandocello
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- W.S. Holland - Drums
- Bill Pursell - Piano
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
- The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - Background Vocals
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1965 | "Mr. Garfield" | Country Singles | 15 |
[edit] Mean as Hell
In March, 1966 (see 1966 in music), Columbia released Mean as Hell, a single LP distillation of Sings the Ballads of the True West. It peaked at #4 on the top country albums chart. It has not been released on CD.
Mean as Hell | ||
Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
Released | March 1966 | |
Recorded | August 14, 1959 - April 26, 1965 | |
Genre | Country | |
Length | 37:23 | |
Label | Columbia | |
Producer(s) | Don Law, Frank Jones | |
Professional reviews | ||
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Shifting Whispering Sands"
- "I Ride an Old Paint"
- "The Road to Kaintuck"
- "A Letter from Home"
- "Mean as Hell"
- "25 Minutes to Go"
- "Mr. Garfield"
- "The Blizzard"
- "Streets of Laredo"
- "Sweet Betsy from Pike"
- "Stampede"
- "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie"
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1965 | Country Albums | 4 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Luma Electronic album information for Sings the Ballads of the True West
- Luma Electronic album information for Mean as Hell