American IV: The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around is the 87th studio album by American music artist Johnny Cash. Released in 2002, it is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style, with help from producer Rick Rubin. For instance, for the song "Personal Jesus", Rubin asked then-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to re-work an acoustic version of Martin Gore's song, which featured a simple acoustic riff that stripped down the song to a blues style. He receives backing vocal assistance from various artists, including Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, and Don Henley.

American IV was the final album Johnny Cash released during his lifetime; though the Unearthed box set was compiled prior to his death (with Cash choosing the tracks – including an early version of "The Man Comes Around" – and writing liner notes), it was not released until two months after he died. It was also his first non-compilation album to go gold (selling over 500,000 copies) in thirty years. Additionally, the album won "Album of the Year" award at the 2003 CMA Awards. It was certified gold on March 24, 2003 and platinum on November 21, 2003 by the R.I.A.A.

The video for "Hurt", a song written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and originally released in 1994, was nominated in seven categories at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards and won the award for Best Cinematography. In 2003, mere days before his 71st birthday, Cash won a Grammy for "Give My Love To Rose", a song Cash had originally recorded in the late 1950s. Cash was also nominated that year for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for his "Bridge over Troubled Water" cover with Fiona Apple. The music video for "Hurt" also won the award for Best Short Form Video in 2004.

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor admitted that he was initially "flattered" but worried that "the idea of Cash covering 'Hurt' sounded a bit gimmicky," but when he heard the song and saw the video for the first time, Reznor said he was deeply moved and found Cash's cover beautiful and meaningful, going as far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore."^[1]

Graeme Thomson, in The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recordings, has discussed concern about Cash's health during the recording. He quotes Will Oldham who noted, "We should turn and switch off the tape when our listening energy would be better spent helping a living songwriter/performer." ^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	A− link
Los Angeles Times	link

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[3]

Track listings

Various editions of the album were released. Some include an extra interview disc or a DVD of the video for "Hurt". The original vinyl pressing of the album featured a slightly different track list with two bonus tracks, Big Iron and Wichita Lineman,^[4] which were later re-released on the box set Unearthed.^[5]

Original vinyl issue

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Man Comes Around"	Johnny Cash	4:26
2.	"Hurt"	Trent Reznor	3:38
3.	"Give My Love to Rose"	Johnny Cash	3:28
4.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Fiona Apple)	Paul Simon	3:55

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Hung My Head"	Sting	3:53
2.	"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Ewan MacColl	3:52
3.	"Personal Jesus"	Martin Gore	3:20
4.	"In My Life"	John Lennon/Paul McCartney	2:57

Side C
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sam Hall"	Tex Ritter	2:40
2.	"Danny Boy"	Frederick Weatherly	3:19
3.	"Desperado" (with Don Henley)	Glenn Frey/Don Henley	3:13
4.	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (duet with Nick Cave)	Hank Williams	3:03
5.	"Streets of Laredo"	Traditional	3:33

Side D
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wichita Lineman"	Jimmy Webb	3:03
2.	"Big Iron"	Marty Robbins	3:52
3.	"Tear Stained Letter"	Johnny Cash	3:41
4.	"We'll Meet Again" (with The Whole Cash Gang)	Hughie Charles/Ross Parker	2:58

Notes

Track 1: Originally recorded by Glen Campbell for Wichita Lineman (1968)
Track 2: Originally recorded by Marty Robbins for Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959)

Re-issue

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Man Comes Around"	Johnny Cash	4:26
2.	"Hurt"	Trent Reznor	3:38
3.	"Give My Love to Rose"	Johnny Cash	3:28
4.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Fiona Apple)	Paul Simon	3:55
5.	"I Hung My Head"	Sting	3:53
6.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Ewan MacColl	3:52
7.	"Personal Jesus"	Martin Gore	3:20
8.	"In My Life"	John Lennon–Paul McCartney	2:57
9.	"Sam Hall"	Tex Ritter	2:40
10.	"Danny Boy"	Frederick Weatherly	3:19
11.	"Desperado" (with Don Henley)	Glenn Frey/Don Henley	3:13
12.	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (duet with Nick Cave)	Hank Williams	3:03
13.	"Tear Stained Letter"	Johnny Cash	3:41
14.	"Streets of Laredo"	Traditional	3:33
15.	"We'll Meet Again" (with The Whole Cash Gang)	Hughie Charles/Ross Parker	2:58

Notes

Track 2: Originally recorded by Nine Inch Nails for The Downward Spiral (1994)
Track 3: Originally recorded by Cash for Sun, appears on Sings Hank Williams (1960), also appears on At Folsom Prison (1968)
Track 4: Originally recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)
Track 5: Originally recorded by Sting for Mercury Falling (1996)
Track 6: Was a number one hit for Roberta Flack (1972)
Track 7: Originally recorded by Depeche Mode for Violator (1990)
Track 8: Originally recorded by The Beatles for Rubber Soul (1965)
Track 9: Originally recorded by Cash for Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965)
Track 10: First published in 1910, previously recorded by Cash for Orange Blossom Special (1965)
Track 11: Originally recorded by The Eagles for Desperado (1973)
Track 12: Originally recorded by Hank Williams; previously recorded by Cash for Now, There Was a Song! (1960)
Track 13: Originally recorded by Cash for A Thing Called Love (1972)
Track 14: Previously recorded by Cash for Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965)
Track 15: Most famously a hit for Vera Lynn (1939)

Personnel

Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, arranger, adaptation
Don Henley – drums, keyboards, vocals
Fiona Apple – vocals
Nick Cave – vocals (12)
Mike Campbell, John Frusciante, Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, guitar
Thom Bresh, Jeff Hanna, Kerry Marx, Marty Stuart – acoustic guitar
Smokey Hormel – acoustic guitar, slide guitar, guitar
Jack Clement – Dobro
Joey Waronker – drums
David R. Ferguson – Ukulele (9), engineer, mixing
Laura Cash – fiddle, production assistant
Terry Harrington – clarinet
Benmont Tench – organ, piano, harmonium, keyboards, Mellotron, vibraphone, pipe organ, Wurlitzer
Roger Manning – piano, Tack piano, Harmonium, Mellotron, Chamberlin, orchestra bells
Billy Preston – piano, keyboards (7,13)

Additional personnel

Rick Rubin – producer
John Carter Cash – producer, engineer
Thom Russo, Andrew Scheps, Chuck Turner – engineers
Vladimir Meller – mastering
Christine Cano – art direction, design
Martyn Atkins – photography
Lindsay Chase – production coordination
Dwight Hume, Jimmy Tittle – production assistants

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	22

In popular culture

"The Man Comes Around" was used during the opening sequence of the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, as well as the closing scenes of Generation Kill. It was used in the soundtrack to the "Elephant's Memory" episode of Criminal Minds. It was used in the final episode of the first season of The Sarah Connor Chronicles. "The Man Comes Around" is used in the closing credits of the 2003 film The Hunted, as well in a scene in the 2008 film My Best Friend's Girl. It was also used in the end credits of the film Insomnia with Al Pacino and Robin Williams. The song can also be heard during series 4, episode 1 of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, as well as in the opening sequence of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Better Off Dead" (season 10, episode 10). It is heard in a scene of the film Killing Them Softly directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt. It is also heard in the opening of the trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. This song was also used during the end credits of the 2017 film Logan.
"Hurt" was used in the tribute video to late professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero who died from heart failure in late 2005. It was also used in the same Criminal Minds episode as "The Man Comes Around". The song was also featured in a documentary on Amy Winehouse. "Hurt" was also featured in the closing credits of the eighth episode of Smallville`s third season. It was also featured in the end credits of the 2011 action film Colombiana. Alongside this, it played during the intro of the Person of Interest episode "The Devil's Share." "Hurt" was also used in the teaser trailer for the 2017 movie Logan.
"I Hung My Head" was played during the montage of the end of the season 6 premiere of FX's The Shield and during a scene in the television movie The Trial of Tony Blair. It was also used at the start of the 2011 film The Green Hornet.
"In My Life" was played during a promotional commercial for Kennedys’ Family Movies airing on The Learning Channel on January 30, 2011.
"Personal Jesus" was played during Boston Public during episode twelve of season three when Scott Guber walks in on a student poker game.

References

↑ "Geoff Rickly interviews Trent Reznor". Alternative Press. 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
↑ Thomson, G. (2011). The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recordings. Jawbone Press, p. 220.
↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
↑ "Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
↑ "Cash – Unearthed". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

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 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 International Superstar 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 Boot Hill" "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"
Television	The Johnny Cash Show
Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family
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