I Walk the Line (soundtrack album)

Not to be confused with Walk the Line (soundtrack).
I Walk the Line
Soundtrack album by Johnny Cash
Released November 1970
Genre Country
Length 26:29
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Johnston
Johnny Cash chronology

The Johnny Cash Show
(1970)
I Walk the Line
(1970)
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
(1971)

I Walk the Line is a soundtrack album to a 1970 film of the same name starring Gregory Peck. Released that same year on Columbia Records, it is, in essence, a country album by Johnny Cash (his 36th), as the entire soundtrack is composed solely of Cash songs, including a longer version of the famous title song. Also included is "Flesh and Blood", a ballad written by Cash which reached the top of the Country charts. The album is released on CD in 1999 backed with the soundtrack Little Fauss and Big Halsy [bear family records 4000127161307].

Track listing

Please Note the original Columbia Vinyl release used an abbreviated version of "I Walk The Line – 2:59"
the full version timed at 3:29 was released on the Bear Family CD "I Walk The Line/Little Fauss And Big Halsy"
  1. "Flesh and Blood" (Cash) – 2:39
  2. "I Walk the Line" (abbreviated version)(Cash) – 2:59
  3. "Hungry" (Cash) – 1:40
  4. "This Town" (Cash) – 2:30
  5. "This Side of the Law" (Cash) – 2:54
  6. "Flesh and Blood" [Instrumental Version] (Cash) – 2:10
  7. "'Cause I Love You" (Cash) – 1:48
  8. "'Cause I Love You" [Instrumental Version] (Cash) – 1:46
  9. "The World's Gonna Fall on You" (Cash) – 2:06
  10. "Face of Despair" (Cash) – 3:36
  11. "Standing on the Promises" / "Amazing Grace" (Celso Carter / John Newton, Bill Walker) – 3:04
1999 Bear Family CD Bonus Tracks
  1. "'Cause I Love You" [string instrumental] 0:27
  2. "Amazing Grace" 2:01

Personnel

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1970 Country Albums 9
1970 Pop Albums 176

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1970 "Flesh and Blood" Country Singles 1
1970 "Flesh and Blood" Pop Singles 54

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