The Man in Black 1954–1958

The Man in Black 1954-1958

Box set by Johnny Cash

Released

1990

Recorded

1954-1958

Genre

Rockabilly/Country

Length

Seven hours

Label

Bear Family Records BCD 15517 EH

Johnny Cash chronology

Highwayman 2
(1990)

The Man in Black 1954-1958
(1990)

Come Along and Ride this Train
(1991)

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The Man in Black 1954–1958 is a Bear Family Records 5-CD box set of Johnny Cash's music.

The box itself is shaped as a square border box as it holds cases for the discs,and a booklet for a welcome bonus.

Track listing

Disc One
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Wide Open Road"	The Sun Years	1:50
2.	"You're My Baby"	The Sun Years	1:48
3.	"My Treasure"	The Sun Years	2:31
4.	"My Treasure"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	1:17
5.	"Hey Porter"	Previously unreleased	2:13
6.	"Folsom Prison Blues"	Previously unreleased	2:32
7.	"Wide Open Road"	The Sun Years	2:36
8.	"My Two Timin' Woman"	The Roots of Rock, Vol. 10: Sun Country	1:59
9.	"Hey Porter"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:15
10.	"Cry! Cry! Cry!"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:29
11.	"Wide Open Road"	Story Songs of the Trains and Rivers	2:30
12.	"Port Of Lonely Hearts"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:36
13.	"I Couldn't Keep from Crying"	The Singing Storyteller	2:03
14.	"New Mexico"	The Sun Years	2:07
15.	"Folsom Prison Blues"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:50
16.	"So Doggone Lonesome"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:39
17.	"Mean Eyed Cat"	Sings Hank Williams	2:30
18.	"Luther Played The Boogie"	Greatest!	2:05
19.	"Rock And Roll Ruby"	The Sun Years	1:44
20.	"I Walk The Line"	The Sun Years	2:41
21.	"Brakeman's Blues" (Incomplete)	Previously unreleased	1:32
22.	"Get Rhythm"	Previously unreleased	2:16
23.	"Get Rhythm"	Greatest!	2:15
24.	"I Walk The Line"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:46
25.	"Train Of Love"	Sun Records, The Country Years	2:38
26.	"Train Of Love"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:24
27.	"There You Go"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:19
28.	"One More Ride" (Incomplete)	The Sun Years	00:50
29.	"I Love You Because"	The Sun Years	2:27
30.	"Goodbye Little Darling"	Greatest!	2:16
31.	"I Love You Because"	Sings Hank Williams	2:28
32.	"Straight A's In Love"	Sings Hank Williams	2:14

Disc Two
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Don't Make Me Go"	Previously unreleased	2:53
2.	"Next In Line"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:48
3.	"Don't Make Me Go"	The Sun Years	2:33
4.	"Don't Make Me Go"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:30
5.	"Home Of The Blues" (Undubbed Master)	Previously unreleased	3:01
6.	"Give My Love To Rose"	Previously unreleased	3:12
7.	"Give My Love To Rose"	Sings Hank Williams	2:46
8.	"Home Of The Blues" (Overdubbed Master)	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:41
9.	"Rock Island Line"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:01
10.	"Wreck Of The Old 97"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	1:48
11.	"Belshazzar"	The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash	2:27
12.	"Country Boy"	The Sun Years	1:49
13.	"Leave That Junk Alone"	The Sun Years	1:30
14.	"Doin' My Time"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:39
15.	"Country Boy"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	1:53
16.	"If The Good Lord's Willing"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	1:44
17.	"I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:25
18.	"I Was There When It Happened"	Sun Records, The Country Years	2:18
19.	"Remember Me"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:49
20.	"I Was There When It Happened"	With His Hot and Blue Guitar	2:17
21.	"Big River"	Previously unreleased	3:46
22.	"Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"	Previously unreleased	2:18
23.	"Goodnight Irene"	The Sun Years	2:41
24.	"Big River"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:33
25.	"Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:14
26.	"Come In Stranger"	The Roots Of Rock, Vol. 4: Cotton City Country	2:03
27.	"Guess Things Happen That Way" (Undubbed Master)	Previously unreleased	1:58
28.	"Come In Stranger"	Sings Hank Williams	1:43
29.	"Oh, Lonesome Me" (Undubbed Master)	Previously unreleased	2:30
30.	"Guess Things Happen That Way"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	1:52
31.	"Oh, Lonesome Me" (Overdubbed Master)	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:29

Disc Three
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Sugartime"	Previously unreleased	1:46
2.	"Born To Lose" (Undubbed Master)	The Sun Years	2:10
3.	"You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:41
4.	"Born To Lose"	The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash	2:11
5.	"Sugartime" (Overdubbed Master)	Now Here's Johnny Cash	1:50
6.	"Story Of A Broken Heart"	The Sun Years	2:33
7.	"Always Alone" (Incomplete)	The Sun Years	1:35
8.	"Always Alone"	The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash	1:52
9.	"Story Of A Broken Heart" (False Starts)	Previously unreleased	2:28
10.	"Story Of A Broken Heart"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:12
11.	"You Tell Me"	Greatest!	1:55
12.	"Life Goes On"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:01
13.	"You Win Again"	Previously unreleased	2:18
14.	"I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You"	Previously unreleased	2:14
15.	"Hey Good Lookin'"	Previously unreleased	1:43
16.	"I Can't Help It"	Previously unreleased	1:46
17.	"Cold Cold Heart"	Previously unreleased	2:21
18.	"Blue Train"	All Aboard the Blue Train	2:03
19.	"Katy Too"	Greatest!	1:58
20.	"The Ways Of A Woman In Love"	The Sun Years	2:28
21.	"Fools Hall Of Fame"	Previously unreleased	2:25
22.	"The Ways Of A Woman In Love"	Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:17
23.	"Thanks A Lot"	Greatest!	2:38
24.	"It's Just About Time"	Previously unreleased	2:08
25.	"I Forgot To Remember To Forget"	Previously unreleased	2:10
26.	"I Just Thought You'd Like To Know"	Greatest!	2:25
27.	"It's Just About Time"	Greatest!	2:10
28.	"I Forgot To Remember To Forget"	Greatest!	1:55
29.	"Down The Street To 301"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:03

Disc Four
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Oh What A Dream"	Previously unreleased	2:05
2.	"I'll Remember You"	Previously unreleased	2:07
3.	"Drink To Me"	Songs of Our Soil	1:54
4.	"What Do I Care"	"All Over Again" B-side	2:08
5.	"Suppertime"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:51
6.	"It Was Jesus"	Hymns by Johnny Cash	2:05
7.	"Oh What A Dream"	Columbia Records 1958-1986	2:03
8.	"I'll Remember You"	Previously unreleased	2:05
9.	"Mama's Baby"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:22
10.	"The Troubadour"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:16
11.	"Run Softly Blue River"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:15
12.	"All Over Again"	Single A-side	2:15
13.	"That's All Over"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	1:54
14.	"Frankie's Man Johnnie"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:17
15.	"Fool's Hall Of Fame"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:09
16.	"Walkin' The Blues"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:14
17.	"Lead Me Father"	Hymns by Johnny Cash	2:27
18.	"That's Enough"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:42
19.	"I Still Miss Someone"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:36
20.	"One More Ride"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:02
21.	"Pickin' Time"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	1:59
22.	"Don't Take Your Guns To Town"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:04
23.	"I'd Rather Die Young"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:31
24.	"The Shepherd Of My Heart"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:12
25.	"Cold Shoulder"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	1:52

Disc Five
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	3:41
2.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 5-9)	Previously unreleased	4:32
3.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 10-12)	Previously unreleased	3:47
4.	"Lead Me Father" (Master-Take 13)	Hymns by Johnny Cash	2:36
5.	"That's Enough" (Takes 1-3)	Previously unreleased	2:28
6.	"That's Enough" (Master-Take 4)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:52
7.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 1-5)	Previously unreleased	4:07
8.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 6-8)	Previously unreleased	4:19
9.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 9-10)	Previously unreleased	2:55
10.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Master-Take 11)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:43
11.	"One More Ride" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	3:09
12.	"One More Ride" (Takes 5-11)	Previously unreleased	2:16
13.	"One More Ride" (Master-Take 12)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:06
14.	"Pickin' Time" (Takes 1-2)	Previously unreleased	2:32
15.	"Pickin' Time" (Master-Take 3)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:04
16.	"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	2:46
17.	"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" (Takes 5-6)	Previously unreleased	3:31
18.	"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" (Master)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:04
19.	"I'd Rather Die Young" (Take 1 and Master-Take 2)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:53
20.	"The Shepherd Of My Heart" (Takes 1-2 and Master-Take 3)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:31
21.	"Cold Shoulder" (Master-Take 1 and Master-Take 2)	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:15

Song information

Previously unissued:

CD 1: tracks 5, 6, 21, 22
CD 2: tracks 1, 5, 6, 21, 22, 27, 29
CD 3: tracks 1, 13 to 17, 21, 24, 25
CD 4: tracks 1, 2, 7, 8,3

CD 5 contains a complete session: false starts, breakdowns, rejected and finished masters of songs recorded on August 13, 1958.

Numbers next to some songs indicate the year of the release.

Credits

Mastered By - Bob Jones
Producer - Don Law, Jack Clement, Sam Phillips
Reissue Producer - Colin Escott, Richard Weize

References

Johnny Cash

Studio albums	With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song! Now Here's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love International Superstar Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver Rockabilly Blues The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Rainbow Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series Water from the Wells of Home Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life American Recordings Unchained American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around Personal File American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars

Concept albums	Ride This Train Blood, Sweat and Tears Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Sings the Ballads of the True West From Sea to Shining Sea America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Children's Album The Rambler

Gospel albums	Hymns by Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart The Holy Land The Gospel Road (film soundtrack) Sings Precious Memories A Believer Sings the Truth Believe in Him Return to the Promised Land (video soundtrack) My Mother's Hymn Book

Christmas albums	The Christmas Spirit The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Classic Christmas Johnny Cash Country Christmas

Collaborations	The Lure of the Grand Canyon Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter Johnny Cash and His Woman The Legend of Jesse James The Survivors Live Highwayman Class of '55 Heroes Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever VH1 Storytellers

Live albums	At Folsom Prison At San Quentin The Johnny Cash Show På Österåker Strawberry Cake Koncert v Praze (In Prague–Live) At Madison Square Garden A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Non-Gospel Soundtracks	I Walk the Line Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Heart of Cash Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down Five Feet High and Rising Destination Victoria Station Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Unissued Johnny Cash Johnny & June Tall Man Encore Biggest Hits The Man in Black 1954–1958 The Man in Black 1959–1962 Come Along and Ride This Train The Essential Johnny Cash (1992) Wanted Man The Man in Black 1963–1969 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Love, God, Murder The Essential Johnny Cash (2002) Unearthed The Legend The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: Patriot 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Seasons of My Heart" "Any Old Wind That Blows" "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" "Big River" "Blistered" "A Boy Named Sue" "Busted" "Cat's in the Cradle" "Cocaine Blues" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Daddy Sang Bass" "Dark as a Dungeon" "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" "Engine 143" "Flesh and Blood" "The Folk Singer" "Folsom Prison Blues" "Forty Shades of Green" "Get Rhythm" "Goodnight, Irene" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Greystone Chapel" "Guess Things Happen That Way" "Hey, Porter" "Home of the Blues" "Hurt" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "I Love You Because" "I Still Miss Someone" "I Walk the Line" "If I Had a Hammer" "If I Were a Carpenter" "In My Life" "In the Jailhouse Now" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Jackson" "Kate" "The Man Comes Around" "Man in Black" "The Matador" "Oh Lonesome Me" "One Piece at a Time" "Oney" "Orange Blossom Special" "The One on the Right Is on the Left" "Remember the Alamo" "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" "Ring of Fire" "Rock Island Line" "So Doggone Lonesome" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" "A Thing Called Love" "Understand Your Man" "What Is Truth" "What'd I Say"

Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Sun Records discography Highwaymen Carter Family Fold Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words Cash: The Autobiography Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music Walk the Line We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (2013 film) Ring of Fire (musical) My Father and the Man in Black Dyess, Arkansas The Sound Behind Johnny Cash

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