The Sound of Johnny Cash
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The Sound of Johnny Cash is the thirteenth album by country
singer Johnny Cash
, released in 1962 (see 1962 in music
). Among other songs, it contains "In the Jailhouse Now
", a Jimmie Rodgers
cover
which reached No. 8 on the Country charts, and "Delia's Gone", which Cash would re-record years later, on American Recordings
, in 1994. Cash would also go on to record a significantly slower version of "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now", which was ultimately released in 2006 on American V: A Hundred Highways
as the last track on the album.
" peaked at #8 in the Billboard Country Singles
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, released in 1962 (see 1962 in music
1962 in music
-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option of signing one group only...
). Among other songs, it contains "In the Jailhouse Now
In the Jailhouse Now
"In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...
", a Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
which reached No. 8 on the Country charts, and "Delia's Gone", which Cash would re-record years later, on American Recordings
American Recordings (album)
American Recordings is a Grammy Award-winning album by the country singer Johnny Cash. It was released in April 1994 , the first album issued by American Recordings after its name change from Def American...
, in 1994. Cash would also go on to record a significantly slower version of "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now", which was ultimately released in 2006 on American V: A Hundred Highways
American V: A Hundred Highways
-Track listing:#"Help Me" – 2:51#:Previously recorded by Kris Kristofferson for Jesus Was a Capricorn #"God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 2:38...
as the last track on the album.
Track listing
- "Lost on the Desert" (Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
, Buddy Mize) – 2:01 - "Accidentally on Purpose" (Darrel Edwards, George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
) – 1:56 - "In the Jailhouse NowIn the Jailhouse Now"In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...
" (Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
) – 2:23 - "Mr. Lonesome" (Tompall GlaserTompall GlaserTompall Glaser is an American country music artist. Active since the 1950s, he has recorded both as a solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers...
) – 2:18 - "You Won't Have Far to Go" (Chuck Glaser) – 1:50
- "In Them Old Cottonfields Back HomeCotton Fields"Cotton Fields" is a song written by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly who made the first recording of the song in 1940.-Early versions:...
" (LeadbellyLeadbellyHuddie William Ledbetter was an iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced....
) – 2:34 - "Delia's Gone" (Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops) – 2:01
- "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (Cecil Null) – 2:27
- "You Remembered Me" (Cash) – 2:05
- "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" (Lou Herscher, Saul Klein) – 1:51
- "Let Me Down Easy" (Tompall Glaser, Jim GlaserJim GlaserJim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers...
) – 1:46 - "Sing It Pretty, Sue" (Cash) – 2:00
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Main Performer, Vocals, Guitar
- Luther PerkinsLuther PerkinsLuther Monroe Perkins was an American country music guitarist and a member of the Tennessee Three, the backup band for singer Johnny Cash. Perkins was an iconic figure in what would become known as rockabilly music...
- Guitar - Ray Edenton - Guitar
- Don HelmsDon HelmsDon Helms was a steel guitarist best known as the steel guitar player of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys group....
- Steel - Marshall GrantMarshall GrantMarshall Garnett Grant was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became known as The Tennessee Three in 1960, with the addition of drummer W. S. Holland...
- Bass - Buddy HarmanBuddy HarmanBuddy Harman was an American session musician.-Career:Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Roger Miller,...
- Drums - Floyd CramerFloyd CramerFloyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
- Piano
Charts
The album did not chart in the Billboard album charts. In 1962 the single "In the Jailhouse NowIn the Jailhouse Now
"In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...
" peaked at #8 in the Billboard Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
.