The Sun Years

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Wide Open Road (demo)
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:52
2You're My Baby (demo)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
You’re My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:42
3Folsom Prison Blues (alternate)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
2:31
4Wide Open Road (alternate)
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:27
5Two Timin' Woman
recording of:
Two Timin’ Woman
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Ron Hacker
1:58
6Goodnight Irene (alternate)
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
2:41
7Port of Lonely Hearts
recording of:
Port of Lonely Hearts
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:35
8My Treasure (demo)
recording of:
My Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:32
9My Treasure
recording of:
My Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:18
10Wide Open Road
recorded in:
West Memphis, United States (on 1955-05-21)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-05-21)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-05-21)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-05-21)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-05-21)
live recording of:
Wide Open Road (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:25
11Cry! Cry! Cry!
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
2:27
12Hey Porter
recording of:
Hey, Porter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
2:14
13Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
4.22:49
14Luther Played the Boogie
engineered in:
Memphis, United States (on 1955-07-30)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
recording of:
Luther Played the Boogie (on 1955-07-30)
writer:
Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
32:05
15So Dogone Lonesome
recording of:
So Doggone Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:36
16Mean Eyed Cat
recording of:
Mean Eyed Cat
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd. and Knox Music, Inc.
2:30
17I Couldn't Keep From Crying
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marshall Grant
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:02
18New Mexico
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marshall Grant
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
New Mexico
writer:
Johnny Johnson (American singer/songwriter) and Leon Lambson
2:05
19Rock 'n' Roll Ruby (demo)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ruby
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
1:44
20Get Rhythm (Althernate)
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
2:16
21I Walk the Line (alternate)
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
2:41
22Train of Love (alternate)
recording of:
Train of Love
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:20
23Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
2:15
24I Walk the Line
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1956-04-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, United States (on 1956-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
4.152:44
25There You Go
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (in 1956, on 1956-05-08)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
32:17
26Train of Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Train of Love (on 1956-05-08)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:24
27One More Ride (demo)
cover recording of:
One More Ride
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
0:53
28Goodbye Little Darling
recording of:
Goodbye Little Darlin’, Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-03-15) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (company that specialized in library and production music) (on 1940-05-07)
2:11
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1I Love You Because (alternate)
2:23
2Straight a's in Love
2:12
3Don't Make Me Go (alternate)
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Go
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
2:42
4Next in Line
recording of:
Next in Line
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
2:42
5Don't Make Me Go
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Go
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
2:25
6Give My Love to Rose (alternate)
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher) and Carlin Music
2:39
7Home of the Blues
recording of:
Home of the Blues
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
2:36
8Give My Love to Rose
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher) and Carlin Music
2:38
9The Wreck of the Old '97
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
1:45
10Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:07
11Belshazar
recording of:
Belshazzar
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:22
12Leave That Junk Alone (demo)
recording of:
Leave That Junk Alone
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:27
13Country Boy (demo)
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
1:47
14Country Boy
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
1:49
15Doin' My Time
recording of:
Doing My Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
2:34
16If the Good Lord's Willing
recording of:
If the Lord’s Willing and the Creeks Don’t Rise
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
1:40
17I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
2:22
18Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
1:56
19I Was There When It Happened
recording of:
I Was There When It Happened
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Fern Jones
2:12
20Come in Stranger (alternate)
recording of:
Come in Stranger
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:29
21Big River
recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
2:09
22Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:09
23Come in Stranger
recording of:
Come in Stranger
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:38
24Oh Lonesome Me (alternate)
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:27
25Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
1:47
26Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:26
27You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven (alternate)
recording of:
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Jim Atkins (US country musician), John R. Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
2:35
28Sugartime
recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
1:45
▼ CD 3
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1Born to Lose
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
2:07
2You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
recording of:
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Jim Atkins (US country musician), John R. Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
2:37
3Always Alone (alternate)
recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
2:50
4Always Alone
recording of:
Always Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
1:47
5The Story of a Broken Heart (alternate)
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
6:21
6The Story of a Broken Heart
recording of:
Story of a Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:07
7You Tell Me
1:16
8Life Goes On
recording of:
Life Goes On
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
1:56
9You Win Again
2:48
10I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:11
11Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
2:17
12Hey, Good Lookin'
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
1:40
13I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
1:43
14Blue Train
recording of:
Blue Train
lyricist and composer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist)
1:59
15Katy Too
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
1:56
16The Ways of a Woman in Love (alternate)
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:23
17Thanks a Lot (alternate)
recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
3:07
18Fool's Hall of Fame (alternate)
2:31
19The Ways of a Woman in Love
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich
2:12
20Thanks a Lot
recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:52
21It's Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:04
22I Just Thought You'd Like to Know (alternate)
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:20
23I Just Thought You'd Like to Know
recording of:
I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
2:20
24I Forgot to Remember to Forget (alternate)
recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:04
25I Forgot to Remember to Forget
recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
1:50
26Down the Street to 301
recording of:
Down the Street to 301
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:01

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