Folsom Prison Blues (live, 1968-01-13: Folsom Prison, Folsom, CA, USA)

Name: Folsom Prison Blues
Duration: 2 min 44 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US1968	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	CS 9639
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	-1968	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	40-63308 (06)
1.3	Folsom Prison Blues	2:47	Johnny Cash	Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	PL1987	Polskie Nagrania “Muza” (Polish record label)	SX 2454
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues #1	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison and San Quentin	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation + Live	US1989-12-19	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	CGK 33639
3.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:42	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983)	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US1992	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C3K 65557
1.13	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Man in Black: The Definitive Collection	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB1994-08-15	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	31-477653-10, MOOD CD 35, MOOD CD35
1.8	Folsom Prison Blues	2:43	Johnny Cash	The Best of Johnny Cash in Concert	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	GB1995	Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)	MAC CD 145
1.7	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:42	Johnny Cash	The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB1996-03-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	483725 2
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:46	Johnny Cash	The Man in Black: His Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US1999-03-02	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C2K 65752
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US1999-10-19	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	CK 65955
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US1999	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	CS 65955
2.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	XE1999	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	4952446001
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	XE1999	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	4952446001
1.4	Folsom Prison Blues	2:48	Johnny Cash	Folsom Prison Blues	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE1999
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	GB2000-01-17	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	495244 2
1.2	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom Prison, California,)	2:46	Johnny Cash	Classic Country: Golden '60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Time–Life Music	TL 626/08
2.15	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:43	Johnny Cash	30 Essential Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2001	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2.13	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:50	Johnny Cash	All-Time Country Favourites	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	Castle Pulse (aka “Pulse”, sub‐label in the Castle/Sanctuary “family”)	PBX CD 342
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	SE2001	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 503023 2
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	Selection	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	NL2001	Sony Music Media	502374-2
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2002-02-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C2K 86290
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	CA2002-02-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Razor & Tie	TV2K 24127
2.5	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2002-02-25	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 506345 2
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US2002-04-02	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	CS 65955
2.5	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2002	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 506345 5
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AU2002	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C2K 86290
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	BR2002
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2002	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	COL 506345 9
1.13	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Man in Black: The Definitive Collection	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE2003-09-01	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	88697046542
1.14	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash Sings His Best	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2003-11-11	TeeVee Records	SLCD-7430-2
1.7	Folsom Prison Blues	?:??	Jack Is Back	One for the Road	Jack Is Back	Album	DE2004-07
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	The Collection: Presenting 3 Original Album Classics	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2004	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C3K 86444
2.5	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005-12-22
1.4	Folsom Prison Blues	2:48	Johnny Cash	Folsom Prison Blues (forevergold)	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2005	LMM (aka Luxury Multimedia, this is the imprint of Luxury Multimedia Ltd.)	2701332
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	Superstars of Country: Easy Loving	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	A2 92990
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison / At San Quentin: The 2 Classic Prison Concerts	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	GB2006-01-30	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	82876 76658 2
1.11	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:47	Johnny Cash	The Best of Classic Country, Volume 3	Various Artists		-2006-05-09
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues	2:44	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash's America	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	CA2008-06-24	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88697 23401 2
2.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:44	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash: Limited Edition 3.0	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2008-08-26	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88697 29089 2
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:42	Johnny Cash	Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2008	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
4.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:42	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2009-05-25	Delta Leisure Group	90514
7.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:45	Johnny Cash	Golden Age of Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009	Time–Life Music
7.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:45	Johnny Cash	Golden Age of Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009	Time–Life Music	25232-2
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:45	Johnny Cash	Golden Age of Country: Honky-Tonk Man	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009	Time-Life, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)	24669-D, A747226
7.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:45	Johnny Cash	Golden Age of Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2011-02-22	Time–Life Music
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US2011	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
5.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	La Discothèque idéale : American Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2011	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697904142
2.11	Folsom Prison Blues	2:43	Johnny Cash	Pure… Guitar Legends (non US)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2012-03-23	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2.11	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Pure… Guitar Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2012-03-26	Sony Music Media
1.13	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	The Classics	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2012-06-11	Sony Music TV	88725427632
1.11	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	?:??	Johnny Cash	The Greatest: The Number Ones	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012-08-07	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
20.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	The Complete Columbia Album Collection	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012-12-04	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88697910472
3.9	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Legends of Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2012	Time–Life Music	27223-D
1.16	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:43	Johnny Cash	Opus Collection: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88691975962 NSPENT12PKG-00582
1.11	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	?:??	Johnny Cash	The Greatest: The Number Ones	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.11	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	The Greatest: The Number Ones (Deluxe Edition)	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2012	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88691919802
12.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	20 Original Albums	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883765862
2.8	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:42	Johnny Cash	Country Lovers	Johnny Cash & June Carter	Album + Compilation	GB2014	GO Entertain (bargain compilations)	GO3CD7335
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2015-10-09
3.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Ultimate Guitar Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2015	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDSM637
3.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Ultimate Guitar Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2015 DE2016-03-18	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88875147882
1.40	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	?:??	Johnny Cash	Mafia III Soundtrack: Official Soundtrack of New Bordeaux	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XW2016-10-07	2K Games
3.10	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968)	2:43	Johnny Cash	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack (deluxe edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2019-09-06	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
3.10	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968)	2:43	Johnny Cash	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2019	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968)	2:42	Johnny Cash	Highwayman: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AF2020-07-03 AL2020-07-03 (show 192 more) ZW2020-07-03	Columbia Nashville, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA – January 1968)	2:42	Johnny Cash	American Remains: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-07-17	Columbia Nashville Legacy
1.3	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA – January 1968)	2:42	Johnny Cash	One Piece at a Time: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-07-31	Columbia Nashville Legacy	G010004409208E
1.3	Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA – January 1968)	2:42	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-08-14	Columbia Nashville Legacy
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison (VMP Country)	Johnny Cash	Album + Live	US2021-03	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Vinyl Me, Please., Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	CS 9639, VMP-CW001
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:43	Johnny Cash	The Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AI2021-08-06 AG2021-08-06 (show 116 more) ZW2021-08-06	Troll Court, WaterTower Music
4.18	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:48	Johnny Cash	Veronica: Top 1000 allertijden (2022)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2022	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	19658767042
1.8	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	American Made	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.1	Folsom Prison Blues	2:42	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	Album + Live		Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	496123 2
1.4	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Committed	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:45	Johnny Cash	Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US-	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88697274542
Bootleg
1.12	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	?:??	Johnny Cash	The Ultimate Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2011	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	[none]
(unknown)
1.9	Folsom Prison Blues	2:44	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash's America	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2008-10-28	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88697 23401 2
1.40	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:43	Johnny Cash	The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	-2009-10-10
1.2	Folsom Prison Blues (live)	2:47	Johnny Cash	Pure Gold	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation

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additional producer:	Bob Irwin
producer:	Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:	Marshall Grant (on 1968-01-13)
drums (drum set):	W.S. Holland (on 1968-01-13)
electric guitar:	Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-01-13) Luther Perkins (on 1968-01-13)
guitar:	Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)
vocals:	Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)

recorded at:	Folsom State Prison in Folsom, United States (on 1968-01-13)

part of:	Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 164) (order: 164)

recording of:	Folsom Prison Blues (on 1968-01-13: live)

Folsom Prison Blues

lyricist and composer:	Johnny Cash (country music legend)

publisher:	Aberbach (London) (Publisher) Carlin Music Corporation Hi Lo Music

later parody versions:	Donnie Prison Blues The Cats of Cash
later translated versions:	Folsom Prison Blues (German version) Sluten anstalt blues
is based on:	Crescent City Blues

Folsom Prison Blues (live, 1968-01-13: Folsom Prison, Folsom, CA, USA)

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