Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
Greatest hits album by Johnny Cash
Released August 1963
Recorded July 24, 1958 - March 25, 1963
Genre Country, rock and roll, blues, gospel
Length 33:36
Label Columbia
Producer Don Law, Frank Jones
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(1963)		 Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
(1963)		 The Christmas Spirit
(1963)
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Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash is a compilations album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1963 (see 1963 in music). This album collects tracks from singles and an EP released between 1959 and 1963, Cash's first years on the Columbia label. "Ring of Fire", one of Cash's most famous tracks, made its first LP appearance here. Ring of Fire was the first #1 album when Billboard debuted their Country Album Chart on Jan. 11, 1964. It was certified Gold on 2/11/1965 by the R.I.A.A.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) – 2:38
    Single A-side (April 1963)
  2. "I'd Still Be There" (Cash, Johnny Horton) – 2:34
    "Ring of Fire" B-side (April 1963)
  3. "What Do I Care" (Cash) – 2:07
    "All Over Again" B-side (September 1958)
  4. "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash) – 2:35
    "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" B-side (December 1958), this version appears on The Fabulous Johnny Cash (January 1959)
  5. "Forty Shades of Green" (Cash) – 2:54
    "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" B-side (April 1961)
  6. "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" (Traditional) with The Carter Family – 3:56
    "Peace In The Valley" B-side (October 1962)
  7. "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" (Richard Markowitz, Andrew Fenady) – 1:52
    From Johnny Yuma EP (1959)
  8. "Bonanza" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:20
    Single A-side (August 1962)
  9. "The Big Battle" (Cash) – 4:03
    Single A-side (February 1962)
  10. "Remember the Alamo" (Jane Bowers) – 2:50
    From Johnny Yuma EP (1959)
  11. "Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Cash) – 3:00
    Single A-side (September 1961)
  12. "Peace In The Valley" (Thomas A. Dorsey) with The Carter Family – 2:47
    Single A-side (October 1962)

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Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1963 Country Albums 1
1963 Pop Albums 26

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1961 "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" Country Singles 24
1961 "Tennessee Flat Top Box" Country Singles 11
1961 "Tennessee Flat Top Box" Pop Singles 84
1962 "The Big Battle" Country Singles 24
1962 "Bonanza" Pop Singles 94
1963 "What Do I Care" Country Singles 7
1963 "What Do I Care" Pop Singles 52
1963 "Ring of Fire" Country Singles 1
1963 "Ring of Fire" Pop Singles 17

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