Silver (Johnny Cash album)
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
| Released | Original: May 1979 Re-issued: August 27, 2002 |
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| Recorded | February 14, 1979 - May 23, 1979 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | Original: 32:05 Re-issue: 35:13 |
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| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Johnny Cash chronology | ||
| Tall Man (1979) |
Silver (1979) |
A Believer Sings the Truth (1980) |
Silver is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1979 (see 1979 in music). It peaked at #28 on the albums chart. "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" peaked at #2 on the singles chart; the two other singles, "Bull Rider" and "I'll Say It's True", reached #66 and #42, respectively. Other highlights include "The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore" and "I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Guitar." Recordings of "Cocaine Blues" had previously appeared on At Folsom Prison and Now, There Was a Song!, under the title "Transfusion Blues" on the latter. The album also featured production by Brian Ahern, who controversially introduced digital elements into the songs, to some disapproval of listeners. Silver was re-released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) through Legacy Recordings, with remakes of two early Cash songs, "I Still Miss Someone" and "I Got Stripes," as bonus tracks; both are duets with George Jones. This is the last album that Marshall Grant, the original Tennessee Two bass player, played on. He departed from Cash's band the following year.
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[edit] Track listing
- "The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore" (Jean Ritchie) – 3:17
- "Lonesome to the Bone" (Cash) – 2:40
- "Bull Rider" (Rodney Crowell) – 3:12
- "I'll Say It's True" (Cash) – 2:48
- Harmony vocals by George Jones
- "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Jones) – 3:49
- "Cocaine Blues" (T. J. "Red" Arnall) – 3:21
- "Muddy Waters" (Phil Rosenthal) – 3:29
- "West Canterbury Subdivision Blues" (Jack Clement) – 3:48
- "Lately I Been Leanin' Toward the Blues" (Billy Joe Shaver) – 2:37
- "I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar" (Cash) – 3:04
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash) – 2:52
- "I Got Stripes" (Cash, Charlie Williams) – 2:16
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- W.S. Holland - Drums
- Bob Wootton - Electric Guitar
- Jack Routh, Jerry Hensley - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Jack Clement - Acoustic Guitar
- Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, Earthwood Bass, 6-String Bass, Percussion
- Earl Ball, Charles Cochran - Piano
- Jack Hale, Bob Lewin - Trumpet
- Ricky Skaggs - Fiddle
- Bob Johnson - Mandocello
- Joel Sonnier - Concertina/Harmonica
- Mark Morris - Percussion
- Alisa Jones - Hammer Dulcimer
- George Jones, Jack Wesley Routh, June Carter, Helen Carter, Anita Carter, Jan Howard - Vocals
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Country Albums | 28 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1979 | "I'll Say It's Her" | Country Singles | 42 |
| 1980 | "Bull Rider" | Country Singles | 66 |
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